Murray prepared for all possibilities in race for last spots at World Tour Finals

British number one Andy Murray has admitted that he is prepared for all possibilities as the race for the last handful of spots at the World Tour Finals heats up with less than three weeks left in the season.

The 2013 Wimbledon champion, who opens play on Thursday in the second round of the Austrian Open against Canadian Vasek Pospisil, said that making the eight-man championships in London is a goal for every player at the start of the year.

Murray said that there are a lot of seeding advantages with being in the top eight, and added that he would be trying his best to make it to London over the next two or three events, Sport24 reported.

The Scot said that he hopes he gets there, but added that there are strong players competing for the same places. He said that he has got to play well this week if he is to try and win the title.

Murray said that he is not under pressure, adding that he would like to get there. But, he said that if not, then it's just not to be, and added that if he does not qualify, he does not deserve it.

Murray stands provisional tenth in the points, one spot behind Vienna top seed and fellow year-end rival David Ferrer.

Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Stan Wawrinka have already qualified.

One of the four remaining spots will go automatically to US Open winner Marin Cilic (provisional sixth), leaving three, which are contested in the main by Ferrer, Murray, Moscow top seed Milos Raonic, Tomas Berdych and Kei Nishikori, the report added.