Maria Sharapova underwent a minor surgery on her right shoulder.  She will miss next month’s Miami Open (Reuters)

The up and down career of Belinda Bencic (ESPN)

Naomi Osaka hires Jermaine Jenkins as her new coach (Kyodo News)

Judy Murray says Andy could play again.  But it’s not certain (Tennis.com)

Indian wells to air semifinals on ABC.  Finals will be on ESPN2. A rare treat for tennis fans (Tennis Panorama)

Former World No.2 (and now Indian Wells tournament director) Tommy Haas signs sponsorship deal with Fila (WWD)

Jelena Jankovic lists her Rancho Santa Fe mansion for sale at $13.5 million.  In 2012, she said “It’s too big for my own good. The good thing is if I have guests, I don’t have to see them. We’ll need walkie-talkies.” We miss you on the tour Jelena! (LA Times)

Novak Djokovic is the Laureus Sportsman of the Year. Naomi Osaka received the Laureus World Breakthrough of the Year Award (Sports24)

Naomi Osaka says he split with coach Sascha Bajin was not related to money (The Strait Times)

Martina Navratilova’s comments on transgender athletes stirs debate (CBC Sports)

Amidst criticism from players and fans, footballer Gerard Pique defends Davis Cup changes.  Pique revealed that Lionel Messi was an also an investor in Kosmos, which is pumping money to fund the reworked Davis Cup (ESPN)

Marco Trungelliti’s match fixing experience changed his life (Tennis)

Nike loosens rules, allowing Chinese players to sell patch space on their clothing.

Tennis Analyst Jon Wertheim said “There are slides, and then there is the downhill run of Jack Sock. This is not a slump — it’s a slump that’s grown legs and a tail.”  Sock’s friend Nick Kygios came to Sock’s defense (Foxsports.au)