The Australian Open’s animated tennis players: A YouTube sensation and the future of sports media
A YouTube stream of the Australian Open has gone viral for its glitches, but it's also a sign of the future of sports media.
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Russia’s Daniil Medvedev Destroys Camera With His Racket During the Australian Open
2025 Here's the animated version of that racket smash which was broadcast on the Australian Open YouTube page. According to the BBC, Tennis Australia is hoping to make the sport more accessable ...
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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.
Tennis Australia serves cartoon players in online coverage
Tennis Australia has turned to animation to illustrate its YouTube feed of this year’s Australian Open.
Australian Open’s experiment with animation an instant hit
The official YouTube channel of the Australian Open has players going about their business in cartooned versions ...