Highlights

  • TopSpin 2K25 returns with online tournaments, MyCAREER mode with pro players, and new serving mechanics.
  • Features confirmed include customization, energy management, coaching staff, and top venues like Wimbledon.
  • Play as tennis pros like Federer, Serena Williams, and McEnroe in TopSpin 2K25, arriving April 26, 2024.

TopSpin 2K25 will be bringing back 2K's acclaimed tennis sim after 13 years of absence. With a release date set for the near future, many of TopSpin 2K25's features have already been revealed to fans.

The TopSpin franchise has been on the bench since 2011, with TopSpin 4 receiving solid reviews on PS3 and Xbox 360 but a mixed reception on the Wii thanks to poor motion control integration. The original TopSpin from 2003 birthed a healthy series of games, innovating on tennis games with an expanded control scheme and a variety of new mechanics, so there's certainly a market for a return from this dormancy. Fortunately for fans, TopSpin 2K25 was announced back in January of this year. The game will be arriving April 26, 2024 with a whole host of new features, bringing the franchise into the modern era after having missed an entire console generation.

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All Features Confirmed For TopSpin 2K25 So Far

Online Play

TopSpin 2K25 is looking to have a robust online mode, which is nothing new for the TopSpin series. According to the game's official site, online play will allow fans to compete in weekly tournaments and rack up Tournament Points to climb the seasonal leaderboards. In addition, each season will also come with a 2K Tour leaderboard, where gamers can earn points by playing as tennis pros across random venues in the 2K Tour mode. There will also be a crossplay online exhibition mode outside the leaderboard system.

MyCAREER Mode

In addition to online play, TopSpin 2K25 will have a career mode where fans can create their own tennis pro in an effort to become Grand Slam champion. Players can create a unique tennis player with TopSpin 2K25's robust customization system, which will allow them to tailor their character's style to a granular level and modify their racket's attributes with Fittings. The mode will also come with an energy resource, forcing players to choose their tournament calendar carefully and avoid serious fatigue—a condition that will heighten the risk of serious injury. Luckily, support staff and coaches can be utilized to keep this fatigue in check.

Pro Players

Sports games are expected to feature pro players as playable characters and AI foes, and TopSpin is no exception. TopSpin 2K25 will feature a smorgasbord of playable pros:

• Roger Federer

• Serena Williams

• Carlos Alcaraz

• Iga Swiatek

• Frances Tiafoe

• Andy Murray

• Belinda Bencic

• Ben Shelton

• Coco Guaff

• Daniil Mendvedev

• Emma Raducanu

• Karolina Pliskova

• Leylah Fernandez

• Madison Keys

• Matteo Berrettini

• Naomi Osaka

• Paula Badosa

• Sloane Stephens

• Taylor Fritz

• John McEnroe

• Pete Sampras

• Steffi Graf

• Maria Sharapova

• Caroline Wozniacki

• Andre Agassi

Moreover, TopSpin 2K25 will arrive with a training mode headed by the aforementioned John McEnroe, a seven-time Grand Slam winner. This TopSpin Academy will come with basic training lessons that will include tutorials for the all-new serving mechanic. They'll also include more advanced lessons, which will run the player through different shot types, and playstyle modules to help fans find what techniques suit them best.

Major Venues

TopSpin 2K25's standout tennis content wouldn't be complete without some major venues for fans to play in. These venues come packaged with their respective tournaments, with the following being confirmed:

• National Bank Open, Canada

• BNP Paribas Open, US

• US Open, US

• Cincinnati Open, US

• Miami Open, US

• Wimbledon, England

• Roland-Garros, France

• Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters, France

• Rolex Paris Masters, France

• Mutua Madrid Open, Spain

• Internazionali BNL d’Italia, Italy

• Nitto ATP Finals, Italy

• Rolex Shanghai Masters, China

• Australia Open, Australia

• ASB Classic, New Zealand