Tennis Elbow 4

Tennis Elbow 4 is a tennis simulation focused on realistic rallies, ball physics and tactical play. You anticipate shots, position your player, manage their movement and choose when to play safely or take a risk. Assists and difficulty settings let you start with a more forgiving experience and gradually take on more demanding play.

Rallies and shot selection

The game models ball, strike and player physics around anticipation, positioning, player inertia, shot choice and risk management. You can use safe strikes, accelerations, topspin shots, slices, drop shots, lobs, volleys and smashes. Cross-court rallies, changes of rhythm, defensive play and risky winners arise from the physics and the situation on court.

Auto-Positioning, Footwork Boost and Aiming Preview can help you learn. You can reduce these assists as you improve, while six difficulty levels—each divided into 10 sublevels—let you set the challenge from learning the controls to facing the pace, pressure and consistency of professional tennis. The game rewards reading the ball, preparing early, positioning well and choosing the right shot under pressure.

Tours and tournaments

The World Tours span more than 70 years, from 1973 for men and 1983 for women through 2042. Over 3,500 players progress across more than 400 tournaments each year, from low-rank Junior events to top-level Pro finals. You can compete in singles and doubles on the Junior and Pro Tours, with a full ranking system and the Country Cup.

Courts and competition

There are nine court surfaces, each with its own rebound: clay, green clay, grass, hard, blue-green hard, classic synthetic, NewLine synthetic, indoor hard and indoor synthetic. The game includes 21 stadiums around the world and commentary by Tennis TV commentator Darren Kilfara.

You can play singles, three-player games and doubles, including split-screen and LAN or online matches. Doubles can include four human players on one computer or two computers with two players on each, but not four separate computers. Online play uses peer-to-peer connections without a relay server: players behind CGNAT or unable to forward a UDP port or use UPnP on their router cannot host, though they should still be able to join a host.

Matches can use one to six games per set and best-of-one, best-of-three or best-of-five sets. Seven camera modes, a moving sun and night sessions are also available.

Customization and mods

You can customize the 3D male and female players. The game supports mods that can add or improve players, outfits, courts, sounds and other elements, with many mods available to download from within the game.