Former world number one Roger Federer clicked his place for the ATP World
Tour finals when he dismissed South African Kevin Anderson 6-4 6-4 to reach the
third round of the Paris Masters on Wednesday.
The Swiss, who started the week in seventh place in the ATP Race to London, made sure of finishing in the top nine - the cut required after British world number four Andy Murray pulled out because of back surgery.
It is the 12th consecutive time Federer has qualified for the event and equals Ivan Lendl's record for the most successive appearances at the season-ending event.
Wawrinka and France's Richard Gasquet will claim the two spots if Canadian Milos Raonic, the third and last candidate, loses to Dutchman Robin Haase later on Wednesday.
Seventh seed Wawrinka hoping to qualify for the finals for the first time, started the week in eighth place.
Rafa Nadal, Novak Djokovic, David Ferrer, Juan Martin del Potro and Tomas Berdych have already qualified. - Coach Dan
The Swiss, who started the week in seventh place in the ATP Race to London, made sure of finishing in the top nine - the cut required after British world number four Andy Murray pulled out because of back surgery.
It is the 12th consecutive time Federer has qualified for the event and equals Ivan Lendl's record for the most successive appearances at the season-ending event.
Wawrinka and France's Richard Gasquet will claim the two spots if Canadian Milos Raonic, the third and last candidate, loses to Dutchman Robin Haase later on Wednesday.
Seventh seed Wawrinka hoping to qualify for the finals for the first time, started the week in eighth place.
Rafa Nadal, Novak Djokovic, David Ferrer, Juan Martin del Potro and Tomas Berdych have already qualified. - Coach Dan
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