Pocket Tennis

About Pocket Tennis

Pocket Tennis is arcade tennis played with a single gesture: swipe to hit. On a computer you drag with the mouse, on a phone or tablet you swipe with a finger, and there are no buttons or shot menus to learn. Every stroke comes from how you draw that swipe as the ball arrives.

Before heading onto the court you pick a racket and choose a ball, then it is you against your opponent in a quick, casual match. It is a single-player game that is easy to start in a spare minute, and it plays the same whether you use a trackpad, a mouse or a touchscreen.

How to play

On desktop, use the mouse to swipe through the ball as it comes to you; on a phone or tablet, swipe with your finger. Pick your racket and ball, step onto the court and keep returning your opponent's shots to win points. Experiment with different swipes to learn where each one sends the ball.

Controls

• Desktop — mouse to swipe
• Mobile — touch to swipe
• Pick a racket and ball before playing

Tips to win

• Wait for the ball to come to you before swiping — a rushed swipe is the easiest way to miss.
• Notice how different swipes change your shot, then repeat the ones that land.
• Keep swipes smooth and deliberate; frantic scribbles are much harder to control.

Pocket Tennis strategy guide

Everything happens through one swipe. Pocket Tennis has no shot buttons and no menus in the middle of a rally. On a computer you swipe with the mouse; on a phone or tablet you swipe with a finger. That makes it easy to start and surprisingly rewarding to get good at, because every rally is decided by how cleanly and how consistently you draw that single motion.

Timing matters more than speed. The most common beginner mistake is swiping the instant the opponent hits, long before the ball is anywhere near you. Let it travel, watch where it is heading and start your swipe as it arrives. A calm, well-timed stroke beats a frantic one nearly every time, and rallies last much longer once you stop rushing.

Learn your swipe like a golf swing. Spend your first few matches experimenting. Try swipes in different directions and of different lengths, and pay attention to what the ball does in response. Once you find a stroke that reliably lands in, repeat it until it feels automatic, then start varying it to move your opponent around the court and open up space for a winner.

Pick your gear, then focus on the match. Before you head onto the court you pick a racket and choose a ball. Have fun with that choice, but do not overthink it; what decides most points is the quality of your swiping. Choose something you like the look of, step onto the court and get into the rallies.

Built for short sessions on any screen. Pocket Tennis is a single-player game against a computer opponent, so you can start a match whenever you have a couple of minutes free. It plays well with a trackpad, a mouse or a touchscreen. If you keep losing points, slow down, breathe and watch the ball all the way into your swipe instead of guessing where it will land.

Pocket Tennis FAQ