Murray into ATP Finals

Andy Murray became the fourth man to qualify for next month's season-ending championships as he defeated Jeremy Chardy 6-3, 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals of the Shanghai Rolex Masters on Thursday.

The Scot joins Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in making up half of the field for the elite eight-man showdown from Nov 21.

"It's a great achievement," the Scot said of his entry into the year-end field. "I'm obviously very happy to have done it with a few tournaments left. Today was a good match. I'm happy with how I played."