MELBOURNE, Australia — One moment, they are playing tennis. The next, they disappear from the court, or melt into a puddle, or do a backflip mid-point. Their rackets flail independently from ...

Produced in-house by Tennis Australia, video game-like recreations of live matches featuring digital player avatars have been taking over the internet.

the first four days of the tournament have attracted almost a million views on the animated stream, according to Tennis Australia. Well done, Daniil. Sports and leagues like the National Football ...

The Australian Open isn't the only — or first — sports entity trying to figure that out. American organizations, including the National Hockey League and National Football League have been ...

The Australian Open has introduced animated avatars to stream matches on YouTube, due to broadcast licensing restrictions. This innovative approach, called AO Animated, uses real-time data from ...

The year's first Grand Slam tournament, which runs through Jan. 26, is streaming real-time animated feeds on its ... too.” Tennis Australia created its own “skins” to represent players ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Maybe attending sports events ... is streaming real-time animated feeds on its YouTube channel that mimic what’s happening in the three main stadiums.

Select matches on Rod Laver Arena were live streamed on the Australian Open YouTube channel last year as “racquet rascals” in a less evolved animation ... on cricket, football and major ...

watches on as animated Daniil Medvedev smashes the net in anger during the third set of their first-round clash. Picture: Australian Open TV / YouTube “We’d been expecting it to grab the atten ...

The first Grand Slam of the year is well and truly underway, with the Australian Open at Melbourne Park beginning earlier this week. As one of the biggest events on the Australian and ...

Several fans pointed out that the animated avatars representing the players on the Australian Open's YouTuber steaming look like Wii characters. Tennis fans watching the Australian Open on YouTube ...

If you’ve stumbled across an Australian Open live-stream on their ... Their rackets, the court and the balls are also displayed as animated versions. The animation works by having sensors ...