Davydenko secures World Tour Finals spot

Paris: Russia`s Nikolay Davydenko qualified for the World Tour Finals in London despite losing to Swede Robin Soderling in the third round of the Paris Masters.

The world number seven reached the season finale, starting on Nov. 22 and featuring the world`s top eight players, courtesy of fellow contender Fernando Verdasco`s defeat by Croatia`s Marin Cilic.Spaniard Verdasco can still qualify but his fate is now out of his hands and his defeat means Davydenko will be in eighth position at worst after the final tournament of the regular season.Davydenko becomes the seventh player to win a ticket to London. Verdasco, Soderling, Chilean Fernando Gonzalez and Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga are still in the race for the last remaining berth. Bureau Report