Casper Ruud, opening-round casualty at Indian Wells, was still at Tennis Garden during quarterfinals

I made a guest appearance (along w @Sugarpova ) on SHOWTIME on #Billions alongside Damian Lewis &John Malkovich. What an amazing experience! The 5am call time 😱 isn’t so bad when you get to sit in a chair next to these two talents. 🎥 #oscarnom #dontthinkso pic.twitter.com/MwytaOOJRq
— Maria Sharapova (@MariaSharapova) May 28, 2018

Entrepreneur, Grand Slam winner, former world No. 1; what's next for Maria Sharapova—Emmy winner? The 31-year-old makes her jump to television on the popular show Billions.

She appears in a cameo in Season 3, Episode 10, alongside series regulars John Malkovich and Damian Lewis. Is she playing a billionaire hedge fund manager like her co-stars? Not exactly. She's sticking with what she knows best, being a tennis player.

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HOLD UP Sharapova did a cameo in Billions?! pic.twitter.com/rEWDGrPFGH
— Laura (@lauramekiou) May 28, 2018

Sharapova, a two-time champion in Paris, is playing Roland Garros for the first time since 2015. She got off to a tricky start, needing three sets to beat Richel Hogenkamp.

Sharapova makes surprise cameo in Billions

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