Dimitri Medvedev is disqualified from the China Open semi-finals after hitting a spectator with a ball.
During a China Open semifinal on Monday, Daniil Medvedev hit a ball into the stands, striking a spectator in the eye and being disqualified. He was fined 6,000 euros for unsportsmanlike conduct. The match ended 7-5, 5-3 in favor of Novak Djokovic, who advanced to his seventh China Open final.
- Daniil Medvedev was disqualified for hitting a loose ball into the crowd, striking a spectator in the eye during the second semifinal, where he was trailing 7-5, 5-3.
- Novak Djokovic advanced to his seventh China Open final, having won the Beijing tournament six times and playing Alex de Minaur in the final while serving at 7-5, 5-3.
- Hubert Hurkacz retired injured during the second set while trailing in the match.
- Medvedev said the incident was unintentional.
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