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Medvedev's China Open Ends in Default After Accidentally Hitting Spectator in Face During Match With Djokovic

Daniil Medvedev was defaulted from the China Open semi-final after a ball he hit accidentally struck a spectator in the face during his match with Djokovic (Credit: Hameltion/Wikimedia Commons)

Daniil Medvedev's China Open campaign ended in a default after a ball he struck accidentally hit a spectator in the face during his semi-final against Novak Djokovic in Beijing. Medvedev was trailing 7-5, 5-3 when the incident happened, leaving Djokovic three points from reaching the final. The match had already lasted almost two and a half hours.

Djokovic was serving for the match when he hit a forehand volley winner to make the score 15-15. The ball bounced off the advertising wall behind the court.

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