Djokovic expressed sympathy for Medvedev after his disqualification in Beijing

Novak Djokovic expressed sympathy for Daniil Medvedev after the Russian tennis player was disqualified in the semi-finals of the ATP 500 tournament in Beijing. Match TV reports this.

With the score 7:5, 5:3 in favor of Djokovic, Medvedev, out of emotion, knocked the ball into the stands and hit the head of a spectator in the first row. The man was taken from the podium, and a supervisor came onto the court and disqualified the Russian, not allowing the match to finish.

“I feel sorry for this man, I hope he wasn’t hurt. I also feel sorry for Daniil because I know very well what it’s like to be disqualified for something like that during a match. I myself was disqualified from the US Open in 2020,” Djokovic said.

The Serbian reached the final of the tournament, where he will play against Australian Alex de Minaur. Due to disqualification, Medvedev will lose all points and prize money for the tournament in Beijing.

In 2020, Djokovic was withdrawn from the US Open after hitting a line judge with a ball during a fourth-round match.