Venus Williams has a simple plan for next year: world domination.
"I already know what I want to achieve in 2010," Williams told Reuters at the Pan Pacific Open. "That's already figured out -- win it all!"
Beaten by younger sibling Serena in the Wimbledon final, Venus failed to make the last eight in this year's other three grand slams events and despite trailing her sister by four in the major victory tally, Venus insists there was plenty more to come.
"It would be more exciting for me if I'm the one holding up all the cups and trophies," Venus said in an interview organised by the WTA Tour sponsors Sony Ericsson.
"I love winning the big titles. It's what we work for. There are still two or three tournaments left this year. Then I'll take time off -- you gotta take time off to be any good at tennis."
Serena's victories at the Australian Open and Wimbledon, meanwhile, underlined her credentials as the world's top player, despite the claims of official number one Dinara Safina.
Safina will be desperate to validate her ranking with a maiden grand slam title in 2010 and returning mum Kim Clijsters has given the women's game a shot in the arm with her US Open triumph.
However, Venus predicted continued success in the majors for the Williams duo next year after more than a decade at the top of the women's game.
"We have trained all our lives to do what we do now," said the world number three, beaten in the fourth round of the US Open earlier this month by Belgium's Clijsters.
"We've been blessed with the talent and we ain't going to give it up. We love to win and we hate losing. As long as we feel that way it's the right combination to keep us on top."
...and is shocked by qualifier in Tokyo
However, the second seed, soon after making the claim lost her opening match, toppled 7-6, 7-5 by Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
Pavlyuchenkova's late-night ambushing of American Williams dealt a further blow to the prestige of the lucrative $2 million tournament.