"I want to play because in four more years I will be 28 years old," Ferrero said.
Juan Carlos Ferrero says he wants to play in the Olympic Games next year, unlike Lleyton Hewitt.
The American ace scored a dramatic victory over Spain's Juan Carlos Ferrero in the ATP Masters Cup.
Andy Roddick, Juan Carlos Ferrero and Roger Federer are in the running for the title at next week's Masters Cup.\n\n
Juan Carlos Ferrero believes he can go on and prove himself as the world's top all-round player.
"It was special to win in front of my home fans," Ferrero said after clinching victory in two hours 30 minutes.
Federer played a more aggressive game than the Spaniard but 27 unforced errors cost him a place in the final .
Ferrero brushed aside Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan 6-4 6-2, a result that will be enough to keep him on top of the world rankings.
Unseeded Chilean Nicolas Massu brought Andy Roddick's 20-match unbeaten Tour run to a crashing end.
The top two seeds survived second-round scares at the Madrid Masters.
The American stands a few points behind Juan Carlos Ferrero in the ATP entry ranking system.
The defending champion battled back from 4-6, 1-4 down to set up a semi-final against unseeded Spaniard Nicolas Almagro, who upset 10th seed Juan Carlos Ferrero at the Barcelona Open.
The Spanish claycourt maestro won his first Grand Slam title when he beat unseeded Dutchman Martin Verkerk 6-1, 6-3, 6-2.
Robredo joins compatriots Carlos Moya, Juan Carlos Ferrero and his next opponent, holder Albert Costa, in the last eight.
The combined forces of Federer and an Italian prankster proved too much for the Spaniard.
The winner of the match will face either Yevgeny Kafelnikov or Felix Mantilla in the final of the Rome Masters.
The top seed breezed to a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Christophe Rochus in the final.
The Spaniard will meet Belgium's Christophe Rochus in the title match at the Valencia Open.
Juan Carlos Ferrero moved smartly into the quarter-finals with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over fellow Spaniard Albert Portas.
Juan Carlos Ferrero beat Filippo Volandri 6-4, 6-4 at the Barcelona Open to extend his winning streak to nine games.
Spanish top seed Juan-Carlos Ferrero retained his crown at the Monte Carlo Masters with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Argentina's Guillermo Coria.
The Spanish ace says he's playing the best tennis of his life.
Playing his first match after a three-month injury layoff, a patched-up Tim Henman was humbled 6-4 6-2 by Croatian Ivan Ljubicic in the first round of the World Indoor Tournament on Tuesday.
The Spaniard beat the rising Thai ace 6-3, 6-1 in brilliant fashion to enter the semis of the Sydney International.
The Aussie ace said he rallied after that to take the tie-break 7-0 and tie the Davis Cup match against Ferrero at 2-all.
He is the sixth American and just the 13th player in the history of the ATP rankings to finish the year at the top.
Agassi thrashed South Korean Lee Hyung-taik 6-1, 6-0, 6-0, while the Russian was beaten 6-0, 6-1 by Justine Henin-Hardenne of Belgium.
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