Few athletes have had an incredible impact on their sport as Jimmy Connors. He
was ranked no1 for 159 weeksm holds 109 single titles and captured eight Grand
Slam Championships. One of the greatest tennis players of all time.
Choose one of the three boxing events by using the SELECT button.
Left Move Left, Left Shot
Right Move Right, Right Shot
Down Move Down, Lob/Drop Shot
Up Move Up, Lob/Drop Shot
B Service, Strong Shot
A Service, Normal Shot
START Pause
SELECT + START Forfeit
A and B is used for serving. Use the directional pad to shot in a certain area.
B hits a strong shot whereas A is for a normal return. Position the player
before hitting the ball, hold it until the ball is near you and then let go to
hit it. Left and Right controls the ball direction some more. Before hitting it
Left and Right can be used to slice the ball some more. The longer you hold
down the buttons to hit the ball the stronger it is. Control the depth with the
down and up. This also goes for how long you hold it down like before.
Play without music, or with. Select ON or OFF.
1 Player is to play alone, 2 Player if for a second player.
Pick a mode: Play, Practice, Resume. Play is for starting a tournament,
Practice allows practicing your skills, resume continues a tournament with the
password from earlier. It is displayed at the end of each tournament.
Input your player name. Press START to continue. "<" is for going back.
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Practice
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Select the number of balls you want to use during the training session. The
option is 100, 200 or 300. The number of remaining balls is displayed on the
scoreboard on the left side.
Should you be alone, a machine will throw the balls. Pick the side you want to
practice, then select the level (Beginner, Intermediate, Advance or Smash
Play). This will affect the speed and direction of the ball.
When playing with 2 players, the players alternate serves. After all the balls
are gone, the session ends.
In short, you play in tournaments to win money. Great tournaments also allow
for more cash rewards than the small ones.
Before playing, select the number of sets. 3 sets can go up to 5, 2 sets can go
up to 3 and 1 set only allows for a single set.
Pick a level in single player mode, either Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced.
Enter your name and pick a tourament to play in. They differ not only in prize
money, but also court surface. Play to find out which ones suits you best, some
are fast and some bounce the ball higher.
|| Country || City || Tournament || Court || Prize Money
Australia Melbourne Australia Open Grass $30,000
Austria Vienna CA Tennis Tropyy Hard $28,000
Belgium Brussels Belgian Indoor Clay $26,000
Canada Toronto Skydome World Tennis Grass $35,000
USA New York US Open Championship Hard $34,000
France Paris Open de la ville de Paris Clay $49,000
Germany Hamburg BMW German Open Grass $52,000
Greece Athens Athens Grand Prix Hard $41,000
Italy Roma Campional INT'L d'Italia Grass $48,500
Japan Tokyo Open Tennis Championship Hard $60,000
Netherlands Hilversum INT'L Championship Grass $30,000
N. Zealand Auckland B.H. New Zealand Open Grass $45,000
Spain Madrid Madrid Grand Prix Hard $42.000
Sweden Stockholm Stockholm Open Grass $58,500
Russia Moscow Kremlin Cup Hard $39,000
UK Wimbledon All England Championship Grass $62,500
Score:
To win a point, you must hit the ball into the opponent's half of the court and
the opponent cannot return the ball into your half. The ball may not bounce
more than once before hitting it.
A game is scored 15, 30, 40 and then game. If you and your opponent are tied at
40, this is called Deuce. At deuce, the first player to win two points in a row
wins the game. When you win your first point at deuce, you have an advantage.
That means you only have to win one more point to win the game.
The first player to win six games wins the set. If the set is tied at six, you
play a tie-breaker seventh game. In the tie-breaker game, the first player to
reach seven points and lead by two points wins.
A match can consist of 1, 3 or 5 sets.
Service starts with Player 1. Each player alternates in serving games. The
serve is done diagonally across thecourt. You have to chances to serve the ball
into the opponent's service area. If the first serve is not good because if hit
the bet or outside the service area, you can try one more time. If the second
service fails, you have made a double fault - the opponent gets the point.
Hitting the net but still reaching the opponent's service area lets you retake
this service without a penalty. It is to prevent an unfair advantage for the
server.
The court has small stripes at the side. They are different in single and double
games. In doubles the area is larger to allow for more space. The end line
is always the same and the ball cannot land behind it.
