Enjoying consistency: No.6 seed Gael Monfils hasn’t dropped a set so far in Rio; Getty Images
Pojd! Petra Kvitova celebrates a straight-sets win over former world No.1 Caroline Wozniacki; Getty Images
No.2 seed Angie Kerber, on the run as always, snuffed out the hopes of Eugenie Bouchard; Getty Images
On the stretch: Martina Hingis kept alive her hopes in the doubles with a win alongside fellow Swiss Timea Bacsinszky; Getty Images
Madison Keys came through a thriller against Kiki Mladenovic, winning in a third-set tiebreak; Getty Images
Sapping work … but the Rio heat didn’t seem to bother Jo Konta, who brushed aside Caroline Garcia in a battle between Britain and France; Getty Images
Juan Martin del Potro’s resurgence was one of the heart-warming stories of 2016; Getty Images
Slammin’ Sam Stosur achieved her best-ever Olympic singles result after beating Misaki Doi to reach round three; Getty Images
Serena Williams was tense against nemesis Alize Cornet – having lost to the Frenchwoman three straight times in 2014 – but after destroying a racquet, she managed to get through in straight; Getty Images
Phew! Down in both sets to John Millman – as well as 4-0 in the opening set tiebreak – Kei Nishikori nonetheless posted a straight-sets win to reach the last 16; Getty Images
