Tennis fans worldwide can stream Australian Open matches online, with a catch: The players on screen aren't real human beings, but video game-like avatars on a computer-generated court. The tournament ...

When 19-year-old Learner Tien broke No. 5 seed Daniil Medvedev’s serve late in the fifth set of their second-round nailbiter, tennis fans were on the edge of their seats. But on some screens, there ...

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 ...

The first major professional tennis tournament of the year, the Australian Open, is underway now in Melbourne. New for the 2025 event is an alternate broadcast that makes players look like something ...

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Maybe attending sports events in person is too been-there, done-that in the modern age. So, apparently, is watching the actual action on a TV, laptop or phone. The Australian Open is getting in on the ...