Medvedev disqualified, Djokovic reaches the final; Novak: "I'm shocked, something similar happened to me"
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Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic defeated Daniil Medvedev after two marathon sets in the Beijing semifinal, with the Russian ultimately being disqualified.
The disqualification occurred with Djokovic leading 7–5, 5–3 (15–15) and serving for the match. Djokovic reached the 146th final of his career, moving level with Ivan Lendl in third place on the all-time list, behind only Jimmy Connors (164) and Roger Federer (157). He also improved his record in Beijing to 33–0, making him the player with the best unbeaten start to a tournament in tennis history. In addition, at 39 years and four months old, Djokovic became the
