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Why Australian Open live streams look like Wii tennis — and what it means for sports
The Australian Open's animated tennis livestreams are making a splash. U.S. leagues have used similar technology to put Simpsons on the football field and superheroes on ice skates.
Bored by watching tennis on TV? The Australian Open is animating matches with Wii-like characters
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 is showing Wii Tennis versions of live matches – and players are delighted
The Australian Open don’t own all of their broadcasting rights (fairly common), so they’re live-streaming a Wii Tennis-like version of the matches on YouTube - love this 😂 This is Carlos Alcaraz’ match point: pic.twitter.com/HvxhYneWGH
Why Australian Open streaming matches in 2025 look like Wii tennis
If you're tuning into the 2025 Australian Open, you may notice something very, very weird about the players on the court if you're watching matches on YouTube. They look like they're straight out of a video game,
AI is helping the Australian Open cover tennis in the funniest way possible, by turning it into Nintendo Wii Tennis
The Australian Open, one of the world's biggest tennis competitions, is taking place in Melbourne right now, and the tournament's use of AI is absolutely hilarious. Due to not having full broadcast rights for all of the matches taking place during the tournament,
Australian Open is using AI to create Wii-style tennis coverage
The Australian Open is currently underway and they are using AI to broadcast matches in an unexpected way, with digital avatars of players.
The future of tennis? We watched Tien upset Medvedev on the Australian Open’s AO Animated livestream to find out
Produced in-house by Tennis Australia, video game-like recreations of live matches featuring digital player avatars have been taking over the internet.
This Huge Tennis Tournament Is Broadcasting Matches That Look Like Wii Tennis
A special alternate broadcast called "AO Animated" is airing on YouTube.
Australian Open tennis tournament replaces players with Wii Sports-like avatars to stream live matches
The first professional tennis tournament of 2025 is using a clever way to ensure more people can watch the matches. As explained by tennis reporter Bastien
Why the Australian Open is animating matches with Wii-like characters
The year’s first Grand Slam tournament, which runs through Jan. 26, is streaming real-time animated feeds on its YouTube channel that mimic what’s happening in the three main stadiums.
Why A Major Tennis Tournament Looks Like Wii Sports On YouTube
The Australian Open, the first big professional tennis tournament of 2025, is happening right now in Melbourne. But depending ...
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Why the Australian Open is live streaming an alternative Wii Tennis-style broadcast
Carlos Alcaraz was depicted as a cartoon with a large head (Picture: Australian Open) The Australian Open is live streaming an alternative Wii Tennis-style broadcast during this year’s Grand ...