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| Federer Express berths at 2015 ATP World Tour Finals line-up |
Evergreen Roger Federer
has booked his place in the ATP World Tour Finals, joining world number one
Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray as definites for the season-ending event in
London. The
Swiss guaranteed himself a 14th successive appearance at the ATP's flagship
tournament when he swept past American John Isner into the U.S. Open
quarter-finals on Monday.
The
34-year-old, playing some of the best tennis of his illustrious career, is a
huge favourite in London, having won two of his record six Tour Finals titles
at the O2 Arena in 2010 and 2011. He reached the final there last year but
pulled out with a back injury shortly before a showdown with Djokovic.
Reuters
report continues:
Five
more spots are up for grabs for the elite eight-man event with French Open
champion Stanislas Wawrinka also in the running, along with the likes of
Japan's Kei Nishikori and Spaniards Rafa Nadal and David Ferrer.
Federer
has captured five ATP titles this year, including most recently at the Western
& Southern Open in Cincinatti where he beat Murray and Djokovic.
He
faces a U.S. Open quarter-final against Richard Gasquet, another player hoping
to qualify for London.
Murray's
U.S. Open fourth round conqueror Kevin Anderson is also playing himself into contention
for a first appearance, having reached his first grand slam quarter-final.
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