Event
Daniil Medvedev was disqualified from his China Open semifinal against Novak Djokovic after hitting a ball into the stands and striking a spectator. Djokovic advanced to the final.
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The Russian was defaulted in his semifinal against Novak Djokovic after a ball he hit into the stands struck a spectator. Djokovic advanced to the final.
Background
Daniil Medvedev was disqualified from his China Open semifinal against Novak Djokovic after hitting a ball into the stands and striking a spectator. Djokovic advanced to the final. The report does not confirm the spectator’s injury or whether treatment was needed. Djokovic said he had not seen what happened and hoped the spectator was not badly hurt; he believed Medvedev had not acted intentionally. That was Djokovic’s assessment, not a confirmed finding.
Daniil Medvedev was disqualified from his China Open semifinal against Novak Djokovic after hitting a ball into the stands and striking a spectator. Djokovic advanced to the final. The report does not confirm the spectator’s injury or whether treatment was needed. Djokovic said h
Fact cards
Key entities: Daniil Medvedev, Novak Djokovic, China Open, Alex De Minaur.
Why was Medvedev disqualified? He hit a ball into the stands and struck a spectator during the semifinal. Was the spectator seriously injured? The report gives no confirmed diagnosis or injury severity. Did Djokovic think Medvedev acted deliberately? Djokovic said he believed Med
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Monday: With Djokovic serving for the match at 7-5, 5-3, Medvedev hit a ball into the stands, striking a spectator, and was disqualified after a match lasting 2 hours and 29 minutes. Tuesday (scheduled): Djokovic was due to face Alex de Minaur in the final. De Minaur advanced aft
Timeline
With Djokovic serving for the match at 7-5, 5-3, Medvedev hit a ball into the stands, striking a spectator, and was disqualified after a match lasting 2 hours and 29 minutes.
Djokovic was due to face Alex de Minaur in the final. De Minaur advanced after Hubert Hurkacz retired while trailing 6-4, 3-2.
FAQ
He hit a ball into the stands and struck a spectator during the semifinal.
The report gives no confirmed diagnosis or injury severity.
Djokovic said he believed Medvedev had not acted intentionally.
Djokovic advanced and was due to play Alex de Minaur.
He was trailing 7–5, 5–3 and three points from defeat.
Alex De Minaur.
He has won all 33 of his matches there, according to the report.
The supplied report does not say.