ATP World Tour Finals Road to London: Top 5 players who can qualify

Modified Oct 06, 2016 04:01 GMT

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 04: Dominic Thiem of Austria plays a forehand during his match against Alexander Zverev of Germany during the Men's first round match on day four of the 2016 China Open at the China National Tennis Centre on October 4, 2016 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Etienne Oliveau/Getty Images) — The Austrian has put up some brilliant performances this year

#1 Milos Raonic

BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 04: Milos Raonic of Canada returns a shot against Florian Mayer of Germany during the Men's singles first round match on day four of the 2016 China Open at the China National Tennis Centre on October 4, 2016 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) — Raonic is only a few steps away from booking his place at the World Tour Finals in London

The Canadian had a few injury issues last year which saw him fall out of the Top 10 but has made a brilliant comeback this year through a string of splendid performances. Raonic began his year brilliantly by beating Roger Federer to win the Brisbane International which was followed by a semi-final appearance at the Australian Open where he upset 2014 champion Stan Wawrinka in the fourth round.

In the semi-finals against Andy Murray, Raonic sustained an adductor injury during the match which proved to be the turning point of the match as Murray won in five sets. On returning back from injury, Raonic reached the final at Indian Wells where he was beaten by Novak Djokovic.

This was followed by three successive quarter-final appearances at Miami, Monte Carlo, and Madrid which helped him re-enter the Top 10. He ended his clay-court season by exiting the French Open in the fourth round.

Raonic began his grass-court season by reaching the final of the Queen’s Club Championships. This was followed by a runner-up performance at Wimbledon where Raonic beat Roger Federer in the semi-finals before losing to Andy Murray in straight sets in the final.

Raonic then reached the quarter-finals of the Rogers Cup before reaching the semi-finals of the Cincinnati Masters. He had a disappointing outing at the US Open where he was surprisingly beaten in the second round by qualifier Ryan Harrison.

The Canadian is currently ranked fourth based on his performances in this year’s ATP World Tour and by the looks of it, he could well be the next player to qualify for the World Tour Finals in London.

Edited by Staff Editor