David Ferrer admits he may struggle to break back into the top 10 but has no plans to call time on his career just yet.

The Spaniard ended a two-year title drought by claiming the Swedish Open trophy over the weekend, beating Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov in the final.

The 35-year-old has been ranked as high as three in the past but he currently finds himself at 33 in the ATP rankings.

Ferrer admits he has struggled for form in recent years but he says he still feels he can compete with the top players and at this stage intends to play on in 2018.

"It has been difficult, you know, because I was always a consistent player, competitive," he told reporters.

"I have been seven or eight years in the top ten. When it all changed it was not easy, but I accepted my new ranking. I don’t know, I am going week by week, match by match.

"I still have the motivation to play tennis. I don’t want to think about the future. I know it is going to be very difficult to be a top-10, but if I still have the chance to be competitive like this week (in Sweden) then I will play next year for sure.

"It's been two years that I haven't won a tournament, so I'm really happy for this win."