Is It Important for Tennis to Have a Faithful Video Game?

Almost every major sport in the United States and around the world seems to have a dedicated video game based on that sport, and some of these games are far better than others. The question being asked here is, is it important for tennis to have a faithful video game?

Yes. Many popular tennis-inspired video games have been built over the past 30 years for a variety of consoles and computers, some of which are far more memorable than others. In no particular order of importance, some of the best tennis games ever made include the following:

Some of the other popular tennis-inspired games out there today that are also worth checking out include Virtua Tennis (World Tour), which was released in 2005 and is available on PSP, and Super Tennis Blast – released in 2019 and available on Playstation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows. Grand Slam Tennis 2 – released in 2012 and available on Playstation 3 and Xbox 360, and Top Spin 4 – released in 2011 and available on Playstation 3 and Xbox 360, are two other fantastic tennis games to keep an eye out for.

You also have AO International Tennis, Tennis Elbow 4, First Person Tennis, and Full Ace Tennis Simulator, to name just a few of the hottest titles. If you enjoy playing video games, and you’re an active tennis player, a spectator of the sport or someone who likes to bet on tennis, all of these games are well worth checking out. If you want to place a wager on any upcoming tennis matches, sites such as Comeon betting for example currently have a wide range of markets available.

It only seems fair for tennis to have a faithful video game. It’s a popular sport, and there simply isn’t enough selection at the time of writing. When you consider other major sports and the hit video games that are based on those sports, such as Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 (skateboarding), FIFA 22 (football/soccer), and MLB: The Show 22 (baseball), it’s about time we had a smash hit title for tennis. Other examples include NBA 2k22 (basketball), Madden NFL 22 (NFL), PGA Tour 2K21 (golf), and F1 2021 (Formula 1 motor racing).

While there are some great tennis games currently in existence, it would be great to have one that would appeal to all sports fans, not just tennis fans, which is exactly what has happened with some of the other games mentioned above. In other words, you don’t necessarily have to be a skater to appreciate how good the Tony Hawk's skateboarding games are, and you don’t have to be a football fan to know how good the FIFA games are. Perhaps there will soon be an epic new tennis game that might be based on one of the sport’s major stars, such as Roger Federer, Raphael Nadal, or Novak Djokovic. Only time will tell.