Daniil Medvedev was defaulted for hitting a spectator with a ball as Novak Djokovic took his impeccable record at the China Open to 33-0 and moved one win away from a first title of 2026.
Medvedev accidentally struck the fan while trailing 7-5 5-3 in Monday’s high-quality semi-final in Beijing.
Djokovic, 39, won this event six times in seven years between 2009 and 2015 but had not returned prior to this campaign.
The Serb, who secured a come-from-behind quarter-final victory over world No 2 Alexander Zverev on Sunday, will meet Alex De Minaur in Tuesday’s final as he looks to clinch a 102nd career title and first since the Hellenic Championship little under a year ago.
More to follow.
Novak Djokovic is through to another China Open final
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