Wawrinka becomes fourth player to qualify for end-of-season ATP World Tour Finals

The ATP has revealed that Swiss tennis ace Stanislas Wawrinka has become the fourth player to qualify for their end-of-season World Tour Finals.

Australian Open champion Wawrinka has enjoyed a career-best season in 2014, winning his maiden grand slam title, and has accumulated enough points to guarantee his participation at the tournament in London in November.

Wawrinka became the fourth player after world number one Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and 17-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer to make the prestigious event, Stuff.co.nz reported.

Wawrinka said that he is extremely happy to be back in London, adding that it was his dream and goal to qualify again this year after his great experience in 2013.

Wawrinka, who qualified for the semi-finals in his only appearance at the tournament last season, said in a statement that it's only his second time at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals and being part of this great event remains a childhood dream for him.

The Swiss also stated that the atmosphere in London is one of a kind and it means a lot to him to be there together with the very best players of the world.

Kei Nishikori, US Open winner Marin Cilic, Tomas Berdych and Milos Raonic occupy the last four places in the standings, though David Ferrer, Andy Murray and Grigor Dimitrov still have a realistic chance of qualifying.

Three weeks remain for players to accumulate points to seal their place at the elite eight-player tournament, the report added.