Caroline in Cambridge: Garcia enrolls in Harvard Business School program

Caroline Garcia might not be playing tennis for the rest of 2024, but the former world No. 4 is still taking time to developing her skills ... in business, that is. The Frenchwoman announced this week on social media that she'll be using her extended offseason to study at Harvard University at the Ivy League's famous Harvard Business School.

The nature of Garcia's involvement in Cambridge was not clear from her post; however, she may be the latest in a long line of WTA players to participate in the school's Crossover to Business program, a semester-long immersion in which professional athletes develop their business sense by working with student mentors who studying for their MBAs.

The program launched in 2017 in partnership with the NBA, and the more than two dozen WTA players who have taken part over the years include Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Monica Puig, Maria Sharapova and Caroline Wozniacki.

"So grateful for this opportunity to join such a special university," Garcia wrote on X, formerly Twitter, Wednesday about her new venture. "I can’t wait to keep learning new things and meet amazing people from different fields."

Late last month, the 30-year-old, who this year has also ventured into the media landscape with the launch of her *Tennis Insider Club *podcast, announced in a lengthy social media post that she'd be ending her season early after a lingering shoulder injury, as well as a "toxic mindset" that affected her results on the court, and compromised her mental health with anxiety and panic attacks off of it.

“For too long, I’ve let tennis consume me, ride the emotional highs and lows of every result," she wrote. "But I’m more than that. I’m a woman with values, talents, passions, flaws, and strengths. I’m not perfect, but I’m doing my best.”

“When I eventually leave tennis behind, I want to look back and say I enjoyed the journey, I’m proud of myself, and I gave it my all."