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Daniil Medvedev was disqualified from his China Open semi-final against Novak Djokovic in Beijing after hitting a rebounding ball into the crowd, striking a spectator in the face or eye. The incident occurred while Medvedev was trailing 7-5, 5-3, advancing Djokovic to the final against Alex de Minaur.
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Russia's Daniil Medvedev disqualified from China Open for hitting spectator with ball during match with Novak Djokovic.
Medvedev, who has a reputation for being hot-headed and fiery during matches, inexplicably hammered a ball into the stands in frustration after losing a point against Novak Djokovic.
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BBC Sport Player struck rebounding ball into Beijing crowd Djokovic advances to final against De Minaur Daniil Medvedev was disqualified from his China Open semi-final with Novak Djokovic on Monday after hitting a rebounding ball into the crowd that struck a spectator in the eye. The Russian world No 5 was trailing 7-5, 5-3 and had lost a point when, in frustration, he struck a ball that had come off the back wall. The sp…
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