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Maria Sharapova joins Harvard Business School program

BOSTON -- Maria Sharapova is headed to Harvard Business School for a two-week program this summer.

On Saturday, the 29-year-old Russian tennis star posted on Facebook and Twitter a picture of her seated next to a sign for the school.

Her agent, Max Eisenbud, said Monday that the program involves two classes on campus. Eisenbud wasn't clear what certification, if any, she would earn from the coursework.

A Harvard spokesman didn't comment Monday.

Sharapova was handed a two-year ban by the International Tennis Federation after she tested positive for meldonium at the Australian Open in January. The substance had been banned at the start of 2016.

The five-time Grand Slam champion and former No. 1-ranked player has appealed the ban.