The Russian player put the drama of her failed drug test behind her as she got ready to leave the city for her birthday weekend.
Getting ready to go: Tennis champion Maria Sharpova stood in the sunshine in the Los Angeles ocean-side neighbourhood of Manhattan Beach on Friday waiting for pals before leaving town for her birthday weekend
Getting ready to go: Tennis champion Maria Sharpova stood in the sunshine in the Los Angeles ocean-side neighbourhood of Manhattan Beach on Friday waiting for pals before leaving town for her birthday weekend
The statuesque 6ft 2in blonde turns 29 next Tuesday.
And she posted an Instagram of herself smiling as she sat on a wall, captioned: ‘Weekend getaway begins.’
The beautiful blonde wore a white blouse and showed off her long legs in cropped light blue skinny jeans with ripped knees. She slipped on a pair of black sandals.
The Coachella Music And Arts Festival is taking place near Palm Springs, California, from Friday to Sunday and again the following weekend so it’s likely Maria and her friends were headed there.