28 February,2020 03:50 PM IST | New Delhi | ANI
Pic courtesy/Novak Djokovic's Twitter account
Tennis star Novak Djokovic on Thursday congratulated five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova on her retirement and wished for her future endeavors. Djokovic shared a picture of himself with Sharapova and captioned it, "Amazing career. Amazing leader. Amazing human. Thank you for all you've done for tennis @MariaSharapova. I can't wait to watch your journey continue off the court."
Russian tennis star Sharapova on Wednesday announced her retirement from the game. The 32-year-old last won a grand slam in 2014 when she clinched the French Open for the second time. Sharapova burst onto the tennis scene as a 17-year-old in 2004 when she defeated number one seed Serena Williams in the final of Wimbledon to claim her first grand slam.
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