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Berdych qualifies for London

ESPN staff
October 22, 2012
Tomas Berdych beat Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the Stockholm Open final on Sunday © Getty Images
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Tomas Berdych has secured his place at the ATP World Tour Finals in London following his victory at the Stockholm Open.

The world No. 6 defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Sunday to capture his eighth career title and guarantee a third successive appearance at the year-ending championships.

Berdych, who was beaten by Tsonga in the semi-finals at the O2 Arena last year, joins Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal and David Ferrer at the season finale.

"London is always a goal every season. You have to play well the whole year to qualify. It will be special for me to play there for the third year in a row," Berdych said.

Tsonga can seal one of two remaining places at the Valencia Open this week, while Juan Martin Del Potro, who occupies the final singles qualifying spot in the Race to London, is in action in Basel.

Janko Tipsarevic and Nicolas Almagro are both in with an outside chance of qualifying, although with Nadal's participation still in doubt, one of them could sneak in via the back door.

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