Tomas Berdych eliminates Marin Cilic in London

Tomas Berdych has kept alive his hopes of qualifying for the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Finals in London courtesy of a 6-3 6-1 victory over Marin Cilic this afternoon.

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Having lost their respective opening group encounters on Monday, both players headed into this contest with the knowledge that a defeat would see them eliminated from the tournament.

An error-strewn opening service game from US Open champion Cilic presented an early break to Berdych, who despite not being on his best form, was able to close out the set in 43 minutes.

Service games were traded at the start of the second set, but in the fourth game, a wide backhand from Cilic handed another break of serve to his Czech Republic opponent.

Berdych then broke again - this time to love - to make it 5-1 in his favour, before he went on to serve out for the match.

In his final group fixture, Berdych will face world number one Novak Djokovic.