She pulled out of Wimbledon 2017 grass-court season after suffering an injury.
And Maria Sharapova appeared to be making the most of her new found free time as she went for a bite to eat at Sugarfish in Beverly Hills on Thursday afternoon.
The sports superstar, 30, swapped her tennis whites for a baggy grey sweater and long shorts as she snapped selfies outside the eatery.
Free time! Maria Sharapova swapped her tennis whites for a baggy sweater when she went for a bite to eat at Sugarfish in Beverly Hills on Thursday afternoon
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Free time! Maria Sharapova swapped her tennis whites for a baggy sweater when she went for a bite to eat at Sugarfish in Beverly Hills on Thursday afternoon
Keeping it cool, the Russian beauty cut a casual figure in her beige cut off bottoms with an elasticated waist.
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Adding a touch of glamour, the WTA five-times world number one wore three layered golden necklaces which sparkled in the sunlight.
Maria accessorised with trendy circular specs and carried a sizeable white handbag under her arm.
Great fun! The sports superstar, 30, posed for selfies as she filled her time after pulling out of Wimbledon because of an injury
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Great fun! The sports superstar, 30, posed for selfies as she filled her time after pulling out of Wimbledon because of an injury
Specs appeal: The Russian beauty accessorised with trendy circular specs which sheltered her eyes from the sun
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Specs appeal: The Russian beauty accessorised with trendy circular specs which sheltered her eyes from the sun
Good company! Maria enjoyed spending time with her good friend and former pro athlete Lewis Howes at the eatery
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Good company! Maria enjoyed spending time with her good friend and former pro athlete Lewis Howes at the eatery
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Good company! Maria enjoyed spending time with her good friend and former pro athlete Lewis Howes at the eatery
The tennis player was in the good company of her friend and former pro athlete Lewis Howes when they hit the eatery for dinner.
Earlier in June, it was revealed the Russian was struggling badly with injury and has decided to skip Wimbledon to repair a torn muscle.
Sharapova plans to play next on the hard courts of the Stanford Classic, California, at the end of July.
The US Open must now decide whether she should get a main-draw wildcard as her ranking will not be good enough to merit direct entry.
Touch of glamour! The WTA five-times world number one wore three layered golden necklaces which sparkled in the sunlight
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Touch of glamour! The WTA five-times world number one wore three layered golden necklaces which sparkled in the sunlight
Time out: The professional tennis player swept a sizeable white handbag under her arm
Time out: The professional tennis player swept a sizeable white handbag under her arm
In the first three months of her comeback she will have been able to play only three tournaments.
She was banned from competing after being found with meldonium in her system at the 2016 Australian Open.
She was suspended from the sport in March while officials carried out an investigation and received her formal ban in June.
Officials initially banned her for two years but the punishment was reduced to 15 months after the Court of Arbitration for Sport recognized that her doping was unintentional.