Berdych wins spot in ATP Tour Finals

Tomas Berdych's third-round victory Thursday at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris determined the final three players for the field at the ATP World Tour Finals.Berdych was among seven players who entered the Paris Maters with a shot at the three unclaimed invitations to the Tour Finals. However, Berdych's 7-5, 6-4 win over Janko Tipsarevic allowed Berdych, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Mardy Fish to qualify for the eight-player Tour Finals, which begins Nov. 20 in London.Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Roger Federer and David Ferrer had earlier earned automatic slots in the Tour Finals.Berdych needed five breaks over the two sets to beat Tipsarevic, who took a 4-0 career record against Berdych into Thursday's play.Also Thursday, Djokovic, the world No. 1-ranked player, rallied for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 win over Viktor Troicki. Troicki forced 14 break-point situations on Djokovic -- and won three of them -- but Djokovic piled up five breaks over the last two sets to advance to Friday's quarterfinals.Murray, seeded second in Paris, beat Andy Roddick 6-2, 6-2 in 62 minutes in claiming his spot in the quarterfinals. Murray didn't face a break point and won more than half the points when Roddick served.