She just put on a strong display at Wimbledon but a wrist injury retired her from the tournament in the first round.
Maria Sharapova found a good way to recover as she set off for a Mediterranean vacation on the coast of Italy.
The tennis star 32, was seen lounging sea side in a red string bikini on Wednesday.
The Russian native kept her clothing to a minimum as she laid on the rocky beach on just a white towel.
Her red bikini featured a bandeau style top and two spaghetti straps, as well as low-rise bottoms.
She had just dipped in the sea as her hair was still dripping wet and she was sun ready in large square shades.
She wasn’t afraid to take the plunge as she dove arms first into the water.
After cooling off with a dip she headed back to land to lounge on her towel.
The blonde beauty moved back to a lounge chair covered with some shade while she dried off.
