Carina Witthoeft

French Open 2017: Rafael Nadal cruises into quarters with dominant victory, Karen Khachanov ousts John Isner

Rafael Nadal continued his ruthless form at Roland Garros by dispatching Spanish 17th seed Roberto Bautista Agut 6-1, 6-2, 6-2 to match Roger Federer's mark of last-eight appearances in Paris.

French Open 2017: Karolina Pliskova, Elina Svitolina make last-16; Karen Khachanov stuns John Isner

Czech second seed Karolina Pliskova advanced to the fourth round at Roland Garros on Sunday with a 7-5, 6-1 victory over Germany's Carina Witthoeft.

Australian Open 2017: Birthday girl Angelique Kerber enjoys celebrating in Melbourne every year

Little did Angelique Kerber know when she turned 18 at home in Bremen, Germany, that the next decade of celebrating her birthday would be spent some 16,000 kilometers (10,000 miles) away at the Australian Open.

Australian Open 2017: Angelique Kerber labours; Venus Williams, Elina Svitolina sail into Round 3

Angelique Kerber laboured against fellow German Carina Witthoeft while Venus Williams, Elina Svitolina, Svetlana Kuznetsova cruised to the next round on Day 3 of Australian Open.