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Tennis Tracker: Potopova through to final in Linz, Sinner triumphs over Fils

Fritz looking to set up an all-American final if he goes through to the final as he faces Wu
Fritz looking to set up an all-American final if he goes through to the final as he faces WuProfimedia
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.

22:59 CET - As John Isner (37) and JJ Wolf (24) battle in a third set in Dallas, they already know their final opponent. Yibing Wu (23) beat Adrian Mannarino (34) in straight sets - 6-3, 6-4 - to progress through to Sunday.

20:53 CET - Over in Abu Dhabi, Liudmila Samsonova (24) needed three sets to book her spot in the final with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 win over Qinwen Zheng (20). She will now face Belinda Bencic on Sunday where they will battle for the title.

Samsonova v Zheng highlights
WTA

20:49 CET - A bit of a shock has taken place in Montpellier with Holger Rune (19) losing in three sets to Maxime Cressy (25) of the USA. It was a close match, with very little between the two players. After winning the first set 7-5, Cressy lost a second set tie-break before he took revenge in the third set, winning the decider 7-6. He will face Jannik Sinner (21) in Sunday's showpiece event. Hear from Sinner now on his earlier victory.

Jannik Sinner speaks after his win over Arthur Fils
ATP

18:19 CET - Greek Maria Sakkari (27) has been knocked out of yet another semi-final as she couldn't get past Petra Matric (32) who will be facing Potapova in the Linz Open final.

Sakkari v Martic Highlights
WTA

Meanwhile, in Cordoba Federico Coria (30) awaits to see who will challenge him for the title as the Argentine defeated Albert Ramos-Vinolas (35) to book his place in the final. His opponent will either be Hugo Dellien or Sebastian Baez.

17:14 CET - Belinda Bencic brushed off Maia Beatriz Haddad 6-2, 6-3 to reach the Abu Dhabi Open's final. She is set to face the winner between Qinwen Zheng and Liudmila Samsonova

16:54 CET - Our weekend results are starting to trickle in from across the globe and it's Anastasia Potapova (21) who is the first finalist in Linz, after beating Marketa Vondrousova (23) 6-1, 6-7, 6-3.

On the ATP Tour, Jannik Sinner (21) triumphed over Arthur Fils (18) in straight sets to reach tomorrow's final in Montpellier.

Sinner v Fils Highlights
ATP

7:30 CET - John Isner entered the ATP Tour record books on Friday by becoming the first man to win 500 tour-level tie-breaks in his 7-6(8) 7-5 victory over Emilio Gomez in the Dallas Open quarter-finals. He faces JJ Wolf tonight for a place in the final.

7:23 CET - Novak Djokovic, one of the most high-profile unvaccinated athletes in the world, has applied for special permission to enter the United States to play at the Indian Wells and Miami Open, his brother Djordje said on Friday.

6:40 CET - Welcome to our daily Tennis Tracker for Saturday, February 11th. Here you will find updates from ATP events in MontpellierCordoba and Dallas, plus WTA action from Abu Dhabi and Linz.