Maria Sharapova had a slim chance of her suspension being lifted in time for her to participate at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
That chance just went from slim to none.
According to an AP report, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said Monday that Sharapova and the International Tennis Federation agreed to postpone her appeal decision until September, which means she will not be reinstated in time for the Olympics.
A ruling was originally expected by next Monday, which would have given Sharapova time to prepare for the start of the games on Aug. 5.
"Due to the parties requiring additional time to complete and respond to their respective evidentiary submissions, and several scheduling conflicts, the parties have agreed not to expedite the appeal," CAS said in the statement.
Sharapova will also miss the U.S. Open, which begins on Aug. 29.
The five-time Grand Slam winner was suspended for two years in early June after testing positive for meldonium, a banned metabolic modulator at the Australian Open in January.
Unless her suspension is overturned she won't be allowed to play until Jan. 26, 2018, keeping her out of eight Grand Slam tournaments in addition to the Olympics.
