- Daniil Medvedev has been defaulted from his China Open semi-final match against Novak Djokovic in Beijing after striking a spectator in the front row with a tennis ball.
- The incident occurred while world number five Medvedev was trailing 7-5, 5-3, hitting a rebounding ball directly into the face of a fan, who required medical attention after clutching their eye in pain.
- Chair umpire Mohammed Lahyani made the decision to disqualify the 30-year-old Russian player following a consultation with an ATP official on court.
- Novak Djokovic expressed “shock” over the disqualification and sympathised with Medvedev, acknowledging that he knows how it feels after his own similar default at the 2020 US Open and stating he believed the hit was unintentional.
- Following Medvedev's default, Djokovic officially advanced through to Tuesday's final in Beijing, where he is set to face Alex de Minaur.
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Daniil Medvedev disqualified against Novak Djokovic after controversial fan incident
