You know that summer’s on its way. Not because we’ve had a decent stretch of warmer weather, nor because of that faint whiff of sizzling sausages on the barbecue.

No, it’s down to the console tennis titles hitting the shelves with alarming regularity that means we can look ahead to the summer season, and Virtua Tennis 4 serves up a smokin’ ace on PS3, offering the usual high quality on-court simulation.

This year there’s also the excellent addition of Move compatibility as well as 3D connectivity, both of which bring an incredible extra dimension to gameplay, should you be fortunate enough to own all the hardware required.

And one more thing, just when hi-tech takes tennis to an all-new level, those developers have thrown in some PS3-exclusive retro characters such as Stefan Edberg and Boris Becker for you to battle it out on the tennis world’s greatest stage.

Now, where are the strawberries and cream?