Summary Maria Sharapova would attend a Harvard Business School course.
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Maria Sharapova plans to make good use of the time on her hands thanks to a two-year doping ban from tennis.
The Russian star, a savvy businesswoman whose commercial interests include her Sugarpova brand of candy, indicated on social media on Monday that she would be attending a Harvard Business School course.
Sharapova posted a photo of herself in front of a sign for the prestigious school on her Facebook page.
"Not sure how this happened but Hey Harvard! Can t wait to start the program!" she wrote, adding a graduation cap symbol.
Sharapova, 29, has vowed to appeal a two-year doping ban stemming from a positive test for meldonium, which was added to the World Anti-Doping Agency s banned list in January.
The former world number one and five-time Grand Slam singles champion has said she had been prescribed the drug for 10 years, and did not realize it had been banned as a potential performance enhancer.
While the scandal rattled some of her numerous sponsors, many, including apparel giant Nike, have stuck by her.
She remains one of the world s highest earning sportswomen.
She topped the Forbes list for 11 years before tennis rival Serena Williams surpassed her on the list released in June with $28.9 million in total earnings over the past 12 months to Sharapova s $21.9 million.
