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  "title": "Medvedev disqualified for hitting fan with ball as De Minaur reaches China final",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/medvedev-disqualified-for-hitting-fan-with-ball-as-de-minaur-reaches",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-05T21:29:03.000Z",
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  "summary": "The temperamental Russian offered an apology after a spectator in Beijing was hit in the face by a tennis ball.",
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        "title": "Medvedev disqualified after hitting spectator with ball",
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        "published": "2026-10-05T20:09:06.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Medvedev disqualified for hitting fan with ball as De Minaur reaches China final",
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        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Medvedev disqualified for hitting spectator with ball",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Djokovic into China Open final as Medvedev out for hitting fan with ball",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/djokovic-into-china-open-final-as-medvedev-out-for-hitting-fan-with",
        "published": "2026-10-05T23:12:23.000Z"
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