Medvedev loses 193,074 euros and 200 points in Beijing
Disqualification in the Beijing semifinal cost the Russian his prize money and ranking points, and his lead over Djokovic in the Turin race fell from 560 points to 360.
Novak Djokovic was serving for the win at 7-5, 5-3 when the semifinal in Beijing came to a halt. Daniil Medvedev had hit a ball that struck a spectator in the head, and the match was over for him. Now we also know what the Medvedev disqualification in Beijing cost him: 193,074 euros in prize money and 200 ATP points.
We reported earlier on the disqualification itself. What is new is that the full arithmetic can now be done, and not only in money.
How much did Medvedev lose because of the disqualification?
Under ATP rules, a disqualified player forfeits all prize money and all ranking points earned at that tournament. Medvedev was therefore stripped of 200 points, and the 193,074 euros does not go to him. Everything the Russian had won in Beijing up to the semifinal was wiped out.
He was not in a comfortable position on court either. He lost the first set 7-5, and in the second Djokovic led 5-3 with the serve, so Medvedev was one step from elimination even without the disqualification.
What does it mean for the race to Turin?
That is where the real cost shows. Medvedev currently sits eighth in the ATP race, the last place that leads to the season-ending finals in Turin, where the eight best players compete. Had he stayed in the tournament in Beijing, his lead over Djokovic would have been 560 points. After the deduction it is 360.
Djokovic can shrink it further. According to RTS’s calculation, if he wins the title in Beijing, the Serbian would move to within 200 points of Medvedev, which would leave the fight for Turin more open at the end of the season than it was before this semifinal.
What did Medvedev say after the match?
After the disqualification, the Russian said, according to the ATP website as relayed by RTS, that he had not hit the spectator on purpose.
“It was one hundred percent an accident. You can see I didn’t hit the ball out of anger. The ball was bouncing back, so I just tried to hit it anywhere, so that it wouldn’t fly out of the court.”
Medvedev also said he was sorry for the spectator: “I am truly very sorry for him and I just hope he is okay.” He added that he would like to meet him: “I hope I can meet him and somehow make it up to him.”
He spoke briefly and without excuses about the match itself. “It was a tough match for me. I had certain chances, which I missed. He played incredibly, so I think he has a great chance in the final,” he said of Djokovic.
What comes next in Beijing?
Djokovic plays the final against Alex de Minaur today at 1:00 p.m. He arrived undefeated: 33 wins in as many matches in Beijing. In the quarterfinal he came back after losing the first set against Alexander Zverev, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, after two hours and 35 minutes of play.
De Minaur did not have to fight to the end to reach the final: in the semifinal Hubert Hurkacz retired with an injury while the Australian led 6-4, 3-2. In official meetings so far, Djokovic leads 3-1, and they last played at Wimbledon 2025, where the Serbian turned it around from 1-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.
The title would give Djokovic a seventh trophy in Beijing and the 102nd of his career, and it would cut Medvedev’s 360-point lead to under 200. The final starts today, October 6, at 1:00 p.m.
