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Venus has no plans to retire.

by bahamaderek on Dec.06, 2009, under Venus Williams

Venus Williams is setting no timetable on when she might call it quits. ”As long as I’m playing great, I’m not putting a number on it yet,” said seven-time major winner Williams, who turns 30 in June.Venus paid in cash for a magnificent house she bought just this week in Bel Air. She saw the house, with tennis court and swimming pool all fenced in with a mountain trail backdrop. She ponied up cash for it in the millions, and closed the deal with the famous movie director owner in less than two hours.

The 29-year-old American put together one of her more dependable campaigns in 2009, winning her 40th and 41st singles titles, reaching the final at the Sony Ericsson Championships in October and finishing the season at No. 6 for the second straight year.

For the first time since 2006, Venus failed to win a major, though she reached the Wimbledon final. Venus lost to Serena in a rematch of 2008.

“It’s never fun to come that close and not win,” said Venus, who said she put the loss behind her quickly and called her season “consistent” and “solid.”

“I made a real effort to play all year,” she added. “I want to be out there playing. I don’t want to be doing anything else.”

Venus declined to address her sister’s record $82,500 fine and two-year Grand Slam probation. The International Tennis Federation handed down the punishment this week for the 11-time major winner’s profanity-laced tirade in a semifinal loss to Clijsters at the U.S. Open.

“Serena is a great player and a great person and a real plus to anyone’s life that she’s in or that she’s touched — mine and people that she doesn’t even know,” said Venus. “That’s what I can say.”

Asked if the penalty fit the crime, she said: “I don’t get involved in all this commentary. I never have and I’m not going to start today.”

As usual, Venus will kick off her season at the Australian Open following exhibitions in Hong Kong and Thailand. She will play no tune-ups and is not looking to shake up her pre-season routine.

“It’s the usual: Gym, practice and all the stuff in between,” she said. “I have the right formula and I know how to do it at this point. It won’t be anything new.”

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