This is the blow to Medvedev’s eye that cost him the disqualification against Djokovic

Serbian Novak Djokovic was disqualified from a US Open because his uncontrolled shot hit the neck of a line judge, who fell to the ground in pain. This time he was a spectator of the expulsion of his rival, the Russian Daniil Medvedev which also did not measure the possible consequences of hitting a racket.

It was the worst possible culmination to a match that was of great quality, which meant a new feat of Novak Djokovic who signed his 33rd victory in the Beijing tournament, where he has never lost. I would have preferred to finish a match in which I served for it, with 7-5, 5-3 and 15-15.

There were a few protocol minutes of studying the action, but the Swedish chair umpire Mohamed Lahyani and the ATP supervisor were very clear that there was no more punishment than giving Daniil Medvedev the loser, who accepted it without protest. He was aware of his recklessness.

Game already stopped. Djokovic had won the point. His ball ended up hitting the back of the court. The rebound was caught in the air by Medvedev, who, frustrated, backhanded the ball towards the stands. And it violently hit the eye of a spectator who was in the first line of one of the boxes.

The fan spent a few moments with his hand resting on his eye, head down, until he ran off the stage, surely seeking medical help, since the signs of pain did not stop.

Daniil Medvedev He had already come across a similar situation before. This time chance did not help him. What he did was dangerous, this time he caused physical harm to a person. The disqualification was logical.