– Maria Sharapova does her research: Fresh off a busy Fed Cup weekend, Sharapova is back at work… testing chocolate bars for… ChocoPova? Sure, let’s go with that!

Hard at work testing @Sugarpova chocolate #ComingSoon pic.twitter.com/sY6AveSjqq

— Maria Sharapova (@MariaSharapova) November 18, 2015

– Congrats to Anne Keothavong: The former British No.1 and current BT Sport commentator gave birth to little Ava.

Our best achievement to date. Ava arrived yesterday a little earlier than expected and we couldn't be happier ? pic.twitter.com/k72HVWFQUr

— Anne Keothavong (@annekeothavong) November 18, 2015

– Haters to the Left: Doubles No.1 Sania Mirza proving all the doubters wrong.

“Growing up in a country where the importance of education is drummed home to children at a young age – and opportunities are limited for females in sports – onlookers wondered why Mirza wasn’t fully focused on studying. They certainly weren’t afraid to let their feelings be known to both the player and her parents, Imran and Naseema.

“One jibe just happened to include Hingis, a former singles No.1 who won five Grand Slam singles titles prior to quitting the game, returning and now specializing in doubles.

“People came up and said, ‘Aren’t you wasting your money, don’t you think she should become a doctor, don’t you think you should put all this money in educating her?'” Mirza, who celebrated her 29th birthday on Sunday, told CNN’s Open Court.

“‘And who do you think she will be – Martina Hingis?'” Mirza continued, the tone of the question put to her parents tinged with sarcasm rather than politeness.

“That’s (what) we always got. Who knew I would be achieving these things with Martina at my side.”

– Je Suis Paris: A lovely piece by Steve Tignor for Tennis.com on what makes Paris so beautifully unique.

“Paris is the home of the only clay major, the only Continental major, the only major where English isn’t spoken first. An attack on the city, from the point of view of a tennis fan, is an attack on difference, variety, cosmopolitanism, freedom. For someone like me, a tennis fan who lives in New York City, it’s an attack that also hits close to home.”

– Alisa Kleybanova readies her comeback: The Russian posted a message on Facebook thanking her fans and foreshadowing a return to the tour “soon”.

– Serena’s Golden Summers: Will Serena Williams add to her Olympic tally in 2016? Can her neck support anymore weight?

– Can you smell what Genie’s cookin’? Eugenie Bouchard hung out with The Rock on the set of HBO’s new show Ballers.