New Delhi (PTI): High on confidence after sneaking into to the elite zone of top-10 players in the world, ace Indian women shuttler Saina Nehwal has already set her eyes on breaking into top-five bracket by the end of next year.

The Hyderabadi ace, brimming with confidence, said she is not in a mood to stop and will do whatever it takes to grab a place in the top-five ranking.

"My next target is to break into the top five within next year. I know it won't be easy because from here on, I will have to play the quarters and semis, if not the finals, in all the tournaments against top class players. But I know I can do it," Saina said.

"There will be pressure and expectations on me but I just don't want to think about that and want to give 100 per cent each time I step onto the court." The Beijing Olympics quarter-finalist, who officially gained the 10th spot on Thursday, said she was pretty confident of securing the 10th spot.

"I knew it when I was playing in the Hong Kong Open. I knew if I could make the quarterfinals then I will break into the top-10. The girl who was 10th had already lost the match, so had that idea," the 18-year-old shuttler said.

"But after it was officially announced, my father called me up to give me the news and Gopi sir (National coach Pulela Gpoichand) congratulated me next." However, the national champion says she will have to wait for the celebrations as things had changed after terror attacks in Mumbai.