Tennis Tracker: Sinner given walkover in Montpellier, Bencic through in Abu Dhabi

20:16 CET - World number seven Maria Sakkari (27) beat Varvara Gracheva (22) in Linz 6-4, 6-2. Meanwhile in Abu Dhabi, Anett Kontaveit (27) had to retire in her match against Shelby Rogers (30).

18:01 CET - Belinda Bencic (25) is into the quarters in Abu Dhabi, beating Marta Kostyuk (20) 6-4 7-5.

17:22 CET - Jannik Sinner (21) has been given a walkover in Montpellier, with Marton Fucsovics (31) pulling out before the start of their contest. There was also injury troubles in another match, with Ugo Humbert (24) retiring against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (23) with the score at 6-1 6-7.

16:00 CET - World number 11 Veronika Kudermetova (25) beat Elise Mertens (27) in Abu Dhabi 6-1, 7-5.

14:15 CET - Jelena Ostapenko (25) is out in Abu Dhabi. Qinwen Zheng (20) has defeated the Latvian 7-6(10) 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals.

14:12 CET - After claiming the title in Lyon, Alycia Parks (22) bows out early from the tournament in Linz, losing 2-6, 5-7 to Anhelina Kalinina (26).

10:17 CET - World number three Ons Jabeur (28) has pulled out of WTA tournaments in Doha and Dubai later this month after opting to have minor surgery. Read about it here.

9:11 CET - Venus Williams (42) has said that her latest injury has 'overwhelmed' her, but she is focusing on rehab and making a return. More on that here.

9:04 CET - Jessica Pegula (28) has revealed that she pondered retirement last summer after her mother suffered a cardiac arrest. Read more about that story right here.

8:05 CET - Welcome to our daily Tennis Tracker for Wednesday, February 8th. Here you will find updates from ATP events in Montpellier, Cordoba and Dallas, plus WTA action from Abu Dhabi and Linz.

There are a number of top players on show today, with Jannik Sinner (21) playing in Montpellier, Jelena Ostapenko (25) and Belinda Bencic (25) in Abu Dhabi, and Maria Sakkari (27) in Linz.