http://www.sega.com/virtuatennis2009/index.php?page=players

Question mark means "wtf are you in this game for?"
Women

Venus Williams
Nicole Vaidisova
Maria Sharapova
Amelie Mauresmo
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Ana Ivanovic
Daniela Hantuchova
Lindsay Davenport (?)
Anna Chakvetadze


Men

Andy Roddick
David Nalbandian (?)
Rafael Nadal
Andy Murray
Tommy Haas (?)
Juan Carlos Ferrero (?)
David Ferrer (?)
Roger Federer
Novak Djokovic
James Blake (?)


Legends

Tim Henman (?)
Stefan Edberg
Boris Becker

Wow. That is beyond pathetic. You can't even say that it's close. Sega is just recycling old pros with a few new ones.

I did read one preview that said VT09 was more of a VT 3.5 than a VT 4. Maybe a rent...maybe.

I heard the same thing

cem_ea_id.champloo1 wrote:
http://www.sega.com/virtuatennis2009/index.php?page=players

Question mark means "wtf are you in this game for?"
Women

Venus Williams
Nicole Vaidisova
Maria Sharapova
Amelie Mauresmo
Svetlana Kuznetsova
Ana Ivanovic
Daniela Hantuchova
Lindsay Davenport (?)
Anna Chakvetadze


Men

Andy Roddick
David Nalbandian (?)
Rafael Nadal
Andy Murray
Tommy Haas (?)
Juan Carlos Ferrero (?)
David Ferrer (?)
Roger Federer
Novak Djokovic
James Blake (?)


Legends

Tim Henman (?)
Stefan Edberg
Boris Becker

Well on the womens side id also question mark Nicole and Hantcuhcova They have both been a slump!!! LOL but this roster is completely sad when you compare this to Grandslam tennis lol Then they tried to justify Tim henman appearing as a legend i said oh boy sega um not having it yah know yall was wrong for that lol Just admit it you have to (recycling players) cant afford it I just hope for the 360 &ps3 that Grand slam Tennis morphs them into realistic pro players with there own style of serves, ground strokes ,attitudes and grunts also please dont make the gameplay to complicated stay far away from topspin3 as possible im great at the game but i just dont like the way you had to press 3buttons just to hit a good shot its ridiculous lol

Pretty bias opinions in this thread! Their current male and female rosters destroy GST. I find it unbelieveable you put question marks by Nalbandian, Blake and Ferrer. Davenport is also in GST and many would consider a legend (Top prize money earner in all sports for a women?). I think they win narrowly we dominate in the Legend rosters and them in women rosters (Not as much however) and they win the current mens roster. Remember most people who buy either of these games will be of the younger generation and more in touch with current players. Meaning more current generation players = more sales. Of course depending on your age and/or what players you watched you could give GST a slight edge due to the impressive legends roster.

It's like doing this to GST roster:

Current Men:
R Federer
A Murray
R Nadal
N Djokovic
A Roddick
J Tsonga
K Nishikori (?)
L Hewitt (?)

Legend Men:
P Sampras
J McEnroe
B Borg
B Becker
P Cash (?)
S Edberg
M Stich (?)

I think all the women are justified you obviously don't think Davenport is but.... I don't want to put GST down or anything - I will definatly prefer it due to the gameplay - however GST roster lacks in Current generation players and Legend Woman and I believe VT2008 has the better roster overall.

cem_ea_id.Chelsea-Kiwi wrote:Pretty bias opinions in this thread! Their current male and female rosters destroy GST. I find it unbelieveable you put question marks by Nalbandian, Blake and Ferrer. Davenport is also in GST and many would consider a legend (Top prize money earner in all sports for a women?). I think they win narrowly we dominate in the Legend rosters and them in women rosters (Not as much however) and they win the current mens roster. Remember most people who buy either of these games will be of the younger generation and more in touch with current players. Meaning more current generation players = more sales. Of course depending on your age and/or what players you watched you could give GST a slight edge due to the impressive legends roster.

I've been saying that since Tsonga was confirmed that they would be aiming for a new generation

This roster is disappointing...Blake is out of the top 10 and has done nothing relevant since beating Fed at the olympics

Nalbandian as well..losing to Lu in Australia

Ferrer dropped out of the top 10 after losing to Kei Nshikori >_>

Davenport would have been fine as a legend not a standard player

GST tennis has the likes of Tsonga and Nishikori players who have never been in a tennis game, the only questionable person is Hewitt...who i bouncing back anyway

The VT09 roster is the same thing with the addition of Ferrer, Djokovic and Murray, that's it

Just remember this is the Wii roster to, When the other sysyems come out you can be sure they will increase the roster.

MAIN.oilersguru wrote:Just remember this is the Wii roster to, When the other sysyems come out you can be sure they will increase the roster.

What makes you think that?

EDIT: Oh, never mind.

And I'm sorry I jumped in this thread.

cem_ea_id.champloo1 wrote:

I've been saying that since Tsonga was confirmed that they would be aiming for a new generation

This roster is disappointing...Blake is out of the top 10 and has done nothing relevent since beating Fed at teh olympics

Nalbandian as well..loosing to Lu in Australia

Ferrer dropped out of the top 10 after losing to Kei Nshikori >_>

Some very stupid comments there. Its like saying Nadal lost to Del Potro so he shouldn't be in the game. One lost doesn't mean you shouldn't be in this game. Blake is hardly a no-name and what has Tsonga done this year? Ferrer is also in the same catagory as Blake and I think the more players of their quality the better. I was disappointed Nalbandian was not in the game one of the only players who has no problem against Nadal. A top backhand and a very well known player.

cem_ea_id.Chelsea-Kiwi wrote:

cem_ea_id.champloo1 wrote:

I've been saying that since Tsonga was confirmed that they would be aiming for a new generation

This roster is disappointing...Blake is out of the top 10 and has done nothing relevent since beating Fed at teh olympics

Nalbandian as well..loosing to Lu in Australia

Ferrer dropped out of the top 10 after losing to Kei Nshikori >_>

Some very stupid comments there. Its like saying Nadal lost to Del Potro so he shouldn't be in the game. One lost doesn't mean you shouldn't be in this game. Blake is hardly a no-name and what has Tsonga done this year? Ferrer is also in the same catagory as Blake and I think the more players of their quality the better. I was disappointed Nalbandian was not in the game one of the only players who has no problem against Nadal. A top backhand and a very well known player.

First off, you've no right to call my opinions stupid >_>

Blake has done nothing relevant this...this is pretty much a fact, his best results being a semi at San Jose an ATP 250 level event

Nalbandian won Sydney and since then has done nothing important

Using Nadal losing to Del Po is a week arguments considering he's won 4 titles this year one beign a slam it's ahrdly the same thing

After Nishikori upset Ferrer he just hasn't been the same, this is why i said Nishikori has a place here

Blake was in SMT2/3, TS1-3, and now VT 09 i think he's had a decent run, same for Nalbandian, there are newer players or older ones who should be in this game

Verdasco made the semi's of the AO and has made it to at least the quarters of every event he was in this year but he's not in the game

I'm sick of Blake and Nalbandian in almost every tennis game

First off, you've no right to call my opinions stupid >_>

Freedom of Speech? I can do what I want.

Blake has done nothing relevant this...this is pretty much a fact, his best results being a semi at San Jose an ATP 250 level event

What has Tsonga/Nishikori done? (I mean of real value and consistency)

Nalbandian won Sydney and since then has done nothing important

Did you see him almost beat Nadal? How many match points did he have then? One of the better liked players on the tour and a top class player.

Using Nadal losing to Del Po is a week arguments considering he's won 4 titles this year one beign a slam it's ahrdly the same thing

I was stating how stupid you sounded saying one lost means you shouldn't be in this game.

After Nishikori upset Ferrer he just hasn't been the same, this is why i said Nishikori has a place here

Not sure what you mean by this but are you saying that Nishikori should be in the game because he beat Ferrer or Ferrer should not be in the game because he lost to Nishikori?

Blake was in SMT2/3, TS1-3, and now VT 09 i think he's had a decent run, same for Nalbandian, there are newer players or older ones who should be in this game

Verdasco made the semi's of the AO and has made it to at least the quarters of every event he was in this year but he's not in the game

I'm sick of Blake and Nalbandian in almost every tennis game

But you are not sick with Nadal, Federer, Roddick etc. Roddick is in the same league as Nalbandian so I don't know what you have against Nalby and Blake. IMO the more the better so unless these players have a negative affect on the game (which they certainly don't) it only is positive to the roster. I agree with the Verdasco comment though 1 semi appearance doesn't mean you are great Nalby certainly is better deserving of being in a game.

Freedom of Speech? I can do what I want.

Thats not freedom of speech it's being disrespectful, which is something i've never done to you

What has Tsonga/Nishikori done? (I mean of real value and consistency)

Tsonga is an up and coming player who is becoming more and more popular, won his first masters shield last year and qualified for the masters cup

Nishikori, another up and coming player, beat Blake and Ferrer so he's got some decent wins under his belt, took a set off Nadal at queens club which is why he said what they quoted in the most recent article

Did you see him almost beat Nadal? How many match points did he have then? One of the better liked players on the tour and a top class player.

Choked away 5 match points and got bageled..hardly something to write home about

was stating how stupid you sounded saying one lost means you shouldn't be in this game.

You want to call people stupid...but for starters it's "LOSS" "SS" not LOST

You can't comprehend what i wrote if that's what you gathered from my post

Not sure what you mean by this but are you saying that Nishikori should be in the game because he beat Ferrer or Ferrer should not be in the game because he lost to Nishikori?

No i was saying that that was his best result, and since then Ferrers been in a slump, his best result being Dubai

But you are not sick with Nadal, Federer, Roddick etc. Roddick is in the same league as Nalbandian so I don't know what you have against Nalby and Blake. IMO the more the better so unless these players have a negative affect on the game (which they certainly don't) it only is positive to the roster. I agree with the Verdasco comment though 1 semi appearance doesn't mean you are great Nalby certainly is better deserving of being in a game.

Nadal is number 1, Federer is number 2...why would they not be in the game? and they are too consistent anyways to be compared to the like of Blake, whose never made it past the quarters of a major and Nalbandian who only shows up for the indoor season

Roddick shouldn't be compared to Nalbandian, you are a member of TTW forums you should know by now that Nalbandian is a talented underachiever, Roddick on the other hand isn't as talented but is extremely consistent and is the top ranked american player him being absent would be silly, he even won a title this year and had a couple final appearance and a semi at the AO

I never said they would have a negative impact on the game, just that the roster disappointed me as it has many because it feels like VT 3.5

EA went out of their way to include Tons of legends, and actually have a unique roster

Nalbandian WAS deserving but now give other players a chance, right now Verdasco deserves to be in more than Nalbandian

So basically you think Ferrer, Blake and Nalbandian have no right to be in this game at all? They are ranked 14,16 and 18 btw.

Roddick shouldn't be compared to Nalbandian, you are a member of TTW forums you should know by now that Nalbandian is a talented underachiever, Roddick on the other hand isn't as talented but is extremely consistent and is the top ranked american player him being absent would be silly, he even won a title this year and had a couple final appearance and a semi at the AO

To me thats a reason to include Nalbandian in the game. He is easily top 10 material based on talent yet you think he no longer deserves to be in a game. Just to see your opinion do you think that VT2009 (In terms of current players) have a better roster or not? I must say considering you are a member of TTW forums I am surprised how much you under-rate Ferrer and Nalbandian.

EDIT: Remember that its not like they are choosing Nalby over someone else they get him on a free or low-cost price just with all the other returning players depending on their contract. Of course I think Ferrer is new to this game so he may be abit more expensive but chucking out Nalbandian is a waste of money. Ferrer is also top 10 quality if he can regain his form aswell as Blake and Nalby. Nishikori atm is no-where near that top-20 atm ranked 118. Also if you can include up-and-coming players why exactly can't you include past-their-best players?

Also in a way you are saying that they have a negative impact if they are free or a very low price on the game by saying "wtf are you in this game for?"