Tennis guide
Time your swing and keep the rally going.
Original Wii Sports for Wii (2006). Wii Sports Resort, Wii Sports Club and Nintendo Switch Sports are separate games.
Tennis in pictures
Tennis in the original Wii Sports · Image from Wii Sports Guide; © Nintendo.
Play a match
Swing the Wii Remote like a racket to return the ball. Win a rally by making the ball bounce twice on the other side. Choose a single game, Best of 3 or Best of 5.
Timing and direction
Swing timing changes the direction of your return. Practise earlier and later contact to move the ball around the court. A well-timed serve at the top of the toss produces a fast serve.
Top opponents
Elisa is the Tennis champion, with a listed skill level of 2,000. Sarah is her partner.
Read contact instead of chasing the ball
The Miis move automatically, leaving your main decisions in the swing. Watch when the ball approaches the racket and keep a comfortable, consistent motion. Try several rallies with the same timing, then deliberately contact a little earlier or later. Comparing those returns makes direction easier to understand than alternating powerful and gentle swings without observing the contact point.
Build a useful practice sequence
Begin by keeping a rally alive, then work on placing a return away from the opposing player. Once those feel dependable, add serve practice as a separate task. The training games isolate returning, timing and targets, so use the activity that matches your weakest part. In doubles, remember that a swing can involve either of your controlled Miis; keep the whole court in view.
References
Adapted text attribution
Sport reference summaries are adapted and rewritten from the community source. Credit: Wii Sports Wiki contributors. Adapted text is shared under CC BY-SA 3.0. The new playthrough-planning recommendations are editorial additions. Game images have separate rights and are not licensed by this text notice.