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Tennis Tracker: Ostapenko and Kontaveit secure first-round wins at Abu Dhabi Open

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Anett Kontaveit won her opening match at the Abu Dhabi Open
Anett Kontaveit won her opening match at the Abu Dhabi OpenReuters
The Australian Open is now a distant memory but the ATP and WTA tours go on. What's more, Flashscore's tennis coverage keeps moving forward at full steam. In our daily Tennis Tracker, we bring you the most interesting news, video highlights, reactions and social media posts that you should not miss from the wide world of tennis.

22:58 CET - Lots of late games across the tennis world, from Argentina to France. Bernabe Zapata Miralles (27) beat his Spanish compatriot Roberto Carballes Baena (29) in three sets (6-7, 6-3, 7-5) on the clay in Cordoba whilst, in Montpellier, teenager Arthur Fils (18) shocked Richard Gasquet (36) 7-5, 7-5.

Flash moment from Fils v Gasquet
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18:33 CET - Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko (25) has beaten Danielle Collins (29) of the USA at the Abu Dhabi Open 7-5, 1-6, 7-5. Check out the key moments in the clash below plus Ostapenko's remarks after the match.

Ostapenko post-match interview
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Ostapenko - Collins highlights
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17:20 CET - There's a lot of tennis to look forward to this week on the men's circuit with ATP events in Argentina, France and the USA. The ATP has put together this scouting report to get you in the know for all the week's action.

17:09 CET - Another update from Abu Dhabi, Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk (20) has beaten Sorana Cirstea (32) of Romania 6-2, 1-6, 6-2 at the WTA event.

15:27 CET - Estonian Anett Kontaveit (27) got her Abu Dhabi Open off to a winning start as well. She defeated China's Shuai Zhang (34) 4-6, 7-6, 6-4. We've got the best moments from that match for you as well just below.

Kontaveit- Zhang highlights
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15:20 CET - Belgium's Elise Mertens (27) has toppled Italian Martina Trevisan (29) 6-0, 6-2 in their first-round meeting at the WTA Abu Dhabi Open. Take a look at the highlights and Mertens' post-match comments below.

Mertens post-match
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Mertens - Trevisan highlights
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10:07 CET - American Alycia Parks (22) secured her first WTA title yesterday in Lyon. She said that a consistent routine has been key to her success. Read more about her win here.

6:50 CET - The tours are back in full force this week. Stay tuned today for updates from ATP events in Montpellier and Cordoba and plus WTA action from Abu Dhabi and Linz.

6:47 CET - There was some fantastic tennis played in the Davis Cup qualifiers over the weekend. Here are five of the best moments:

6:37 CET - Welcome to our daily Tennis Tracker for Monday, February 6th. It was an action-packed weekend full of Davis Cup magic as the qualifiers for the Group Stage in September were wrapped up. In case you missed it, you can read more about South Korea's miraculous comeback against Belgium here.