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Andy Roddick reached the quarterfinals of the Paris Masters by beating Ernests Gulbis of Latvia 6-3,7-6 8 on Thursday.
Roddick8217;s win boosted his chances of qualifying for the ATP World Tour Finals this month in London,and put Jurgen Melzer out of contention in the race for the elite year-end tournament.
Melzer,who8217;ll play David Ferrer later Thursday,needed to win in Paris and have Roddick lose in the third round to have a chance to qualify.
Only the top eight players will play in the ATP Finals from Nov.
21-28,with No. 1 Rafael Nadal,Roger Federer,Novak Djokovic,Andy Murray and Robin Soderling having already booked places.
Roddick is in eighth place in the rankings and will be guaranteed a spot unless Fernando Verdasco reaches the final in Paris.