Novak Djokovic asked the crowd to applaud tennis great Maria Sharapova after finding out on the court that she was retiring

11:01am PST - February 26th, 2020    maria sharapova - Business Insider

After tennis great Maria Sharapova announced her retirement Wednesday, 17-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic honored the Russian star with an off-the-cuff tribute at the Dubai Tennis Championships. After learning of Sharapova's announcement during his po…