Tennis by Wilson is an entire tennis tournament inside your handset. Only the best prevail, so you'll have to chase down every ball and use your a full arsenal of shots: topspins, slices, lobs, and a killer serve. As you advance, your rating will rise and your earnings will increase. To win the tournament, you have to defeat five opponents, each one more skillful and highly rated than the previous.

Scoring is identical to traditional tennis. The first 3 matches are one set each, but in both the semifinals and finals you'll need to win two sets to earn the victory.

Features

• Five tournament rounds, with a more difficult opponent in each round
• Action and scoring are just like real tennis
• Improve your world ranking and win "prize money" as you advance
• High score page with personalization
• Hours of continuous play

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How to Play

During a match, players take turns serving. The same player serves every point in a single game. Every time your opponent is unable to return one of your shots, you get a point. If you hit the ball into the net or out of bounds, your opponent gets a point.

Control Keys:

1. Topspin to the left
2. Topspin to the center
3. Topspin to the right
4. Move/Slice/Serve to the left
5. Toss/Slice/Serve to the center
6. Move/Slice/Serve to the right

Moving to the Ball: To move the player to the left or the right, press 4 or 6 key. The player will automatically move in or back toward the ball as necessary.

Serving: There are three steps required to serve the ball. First, position the player along the service line using the 4 or 6 key. Second, toss the ball in the air using the 5 key. Third, when the ball is at its peak, strike the ball using the 4 (left), 5 (center), or 6 (right) key.

Return Shots: There are four kinds of return shots available in the game.

1. Topspin (higher risk but harder to return):
• 1-Topspin left
• 2-Topspin center
• 3-Topspin right
2. Slice (safer shot but easier to return):
• 4-Slice left
• 5-Slice center
• 6-Slice right
3. Volley (only available when your player approaches the net)
• 1, 4-Volley left
• 2, 5-Volley center
• 3, 6-Volley right
4. Lob (only available when your opponent approaches the net):
• 5-Lob

Although 4 and 6 are also used to move the player left and right, those keys automatically change to the slice shot keys when the ball is near.

Scoring: The scoring is identical to conventional tennis. In essence, it takes:

• 4 points to win a game
• 6 games to win a set
• 1 or 2 sets to win a match

In each game, the first point is called "15," the second "30," the third "40," and the fourth "game." If a game is tied at 40, it goes to deuce, wherein you must establish a two-point advantage to win the game. To win a set you must win 6 games with an advantage of at least 2 games. A tiebreaker is used when a set is tied at 6 games each. In the tiebreaker, you must score 7 points and win by 2. In the first three rounds of Tennis by Wilson, each match is a single set in length. To win in the semifinals and finals, you must win two sets each time.

Prize Money: When you win a match, you receive both "prize money" and a boost in your individual ranking. The amount of "money" you earn depends on how decisively you win your match. The fewer games your opponent wins, the more "money" you receive.

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