Maria Sharapova plans on taking classes at Harvard during ban

Gabrielle McMillen

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Since she can't compete, Maria Sharapova has decided to go back to school.

The Russian tennis star announced on her Twitter account that she will attend a two-week business program at Harvard this summer.

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The 29-year-old will be taking two classes on campus, her agent Max Eisenbud said, via ESPN.com. He didn't specify which classes or what other qualifications the program entailed. Sharapova owns her own candy company, Sugarpova.

Sharapova was slapped with a two-year-ban from the International Tennis Federation after she tested positive for meldonium at the Australian Open this past year. She has already appealed to have the ban reduced.

Gabrielle McMillen