Maria Sharapova posts ‘smoking hot’ bikini snap ahead of tennis comeback

Catching rays in a tiny black bikini, Sharapova, 30, was pictured kneeling by a lake during a “weekend getaway”.

The Russian blonde has been taking some time off tennis after missing out on Wimbledon due to injury.

The posted the picture to Instagram alongside the caption: “#FlashbackFriday of the weekend getaway that seems so long ago.”

One impressed fan posted: “Smoking hot.”

As week two of SW19 got under way, the former world number one has shared a series of posts from the trip with her 2.6 million followers.