Medvedev gave an autographed racket to a fan he hit with the ball

Daniil Medvedev hit a fan with the ball during his match against Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of the tournament in Beijing.

Medvedev was disqualified, and he later gave the injured fan his racket with an autograph and the inscription “I’m sorry.”

Due to the disqualification, Medvedev will lose 200 ATP ranking points and prize money for reaching the semi-finals of the tournament.

MOSCOW, October 6 - RIA Novosti. Russia's first racket Daniil Medvedev presented his racket with an autograph and an apology to the fan he hit with the ball during the match against Serbian Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of the tournament in Beijing, News Zhibo8 reports.

The incident occurred on Monday with the score 7:5, 5:3 in favor of Djokovic. In the second set, Medvedev sent the ball towards the stands, and the projectile hit one of the spectators in the face in the first row. The man was taken from the podium, accompanied by medical personnel, and the Russian was disqualified. After the match, Medvedev expressed a desire to personally apologize to the fan for the hit.

On Tuesday, Medvedev met with the injured fan, to whom he presented his racket with an autograph and the inscription in English: “I’m sorry.”