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 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 favorite 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.
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.
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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.
(Reporting by Martyn Herman; editing by Amlan Chakraborty)
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