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Medvedev Disqualified After Ball Hits Spectator's Eye
5 Oct
Summary
- Daniil Medvedev was disqualified for hitting a spectator in the eye with a ball.
- Novak Djokovic advanced to the China Open final after the incident.
- The spectator was hit in the eye and required assistance from staff.
Daniil Medvedev was disqualified from his China Open semifinal match against Novak Djokovic on Monday. The incident happened as Medvedev was trailing Djokovic 5-7, 3-5. After losing a point, Medvedev hit a ball that had rebounded off a wall, striking a spectator in the eye.
The spectator, seated in the front row, immediately clutched their eye and was then helped out of the stadium by staff. This abrupt end allowed Djokovic to advance to the China Open final. Djokovic, who was serving for the match at the time, expressed shock and sympathy, relating the event to his own disqualification at the 2020 US Open.
Djokovic's victory extended his perfect record at the China Open to 33-0, securing his seventh final appearance in Beijing. Earlier in the day, Alex de Minaur reached the final after his opponent, Hubert Hurkacz, retired due to an apparent adductor injury while trailing 4-6, 3-2.
In the women's singles, Iga Swiatek battled back from a set down to defeat Donna Vekic 4-6, 7-6 (0), 6-2. Elina Svitolina also secured a victory with a 6-4, 7-5 win over Maria Sakkari. Coco Gauff was scheduled to play against 16-year-old Sun Xinran.
