It enables a player to use real life tennis strokes, creating a feeling of immersion. Grand Slam Tennis also has online multiplayer through the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, letting players compete with others from across the world, as well as contributing to wins for their country on the Battle of the Nations leaderboard. There also is a create-a-character option, that allows a player to make their own custom character to use in the various modes in the game. When compared to a similar game on the Wii, Virtua Tennis 2009 by Sega, Grand Slam Tennis appears to be very similar to it, as they both feature create-a-character options, online play, and Wii MotionPlus support.