Unbelievable: Daniil Medvedev hit a spectator in the face with a ball and was disqualified from the ATP Beijing semifinal against Djokovic

Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev, ranked fifth, was disqualified on Monday during the China Open in Beijing. The disqualification occurred after Medvedev hit a ball that struck a spectator, abruptly ending the match.

As a result of the incident, his opponent, eleventh-ranked Serbian Novak Djokovic, advanced to the tournament's final. At the time of the disqualification, Djokovic was leading the match with scores of 7-5 and 5-3, securing his seventh appearance in the Beijing final.