The Australian Open's animated tennis livestreams are making a splash. U.S. leagues have used similar technology to put ...

The Australian Open, the first big professional tennis tournament of 2025, is happening right now in Melbourne. But depending ...

Like many sporting events, the Australian Open doesn't actually have the broadcasting rights to post content during or after matches. It's a weird concept considering they're the ones hosting the ...

Replacing players with virtual avatars was partly a necessity due to exclusive media rights deals. But beyond that, it ...

The Australian Open is getting in on the newest trend in the sports world by re-creating tennis matches in video-game form ...

The Australian Open don’t own all of their broadcasting rights (fairly common), so they’re live-streaming a Wii Tennis-like ...

This quirky animation of live sport is becoming a trend ... I have one,'” Fernandez added. “Nope. It’s a Wii character, which is hilarious.” Four-time grand slam champion Carlos Alcaraz ...

Maybe attending sports events in person is too been-there ... Players are represented by characters that look like something out of a Wii game — not exactly perfect portrayals of Coco Gauff ...

The Australian Open now shows an AI-generated version of tennis matches on YouTube and some of the results are hilarious.