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Australian Open, Wii and YouTube

Why the Australian Open is animating its players on YouTube

Tennis Australia has transformed the world's best players into animated versions of themselves to bypass broadcast restrictions at the Australian Open.

AV Club · 3d

Australian Open goes Wii Sports mode for YouTube broadcast

Even in this world, the whole concept is a blast—fingers (and fully rendered clothes, unfortunately) be damned. You can see it for yourself on the Australian Open’s YouTube channel, with matches running through January 26.

WAMC · 2d

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.

Australian Open, Danielle Collins

USA Today · 3d

Danielle Collins thanked her haters for paying the bills after Australian Open crowd boos

Danielle Collins thanked her haters for paying her bills at the Australian Open, and this is the kind of energy more people need to have. As much as athletes probably hope a crowd is for them during matches, it won’t always be that way. Sometimes, fans are for the opposing player, and they let it be known.

CBS Sports on MSN · 1d

Danielle Collins gets booed by Australian Open crowd throughout third-round loss: 'Honestly, I don't care'

After antagonizing the Australian Open crowd during and after her second-round match, Danielle Collins received a cold welcome from the fans as she took the court for her third-round matchup with Madison Keys.

USA TODAY Sports on MSN · 1d

Embracing villain role, Danielle Collins motivated by Australian Open boos

American tennis player Danielle Collins embraced the Australian Open boos after her latest win. But there's more to her heel turn than meets the eye.

3don MSN

AI is helping the Australian Open cover tennis in the funniest way possible, by turning it into Nintendo Wii Tennis

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

Tennis12h

Blondes have more fun? Not according to Aryna Sabalenka at Australian Open

The world No. 1 joked that she "need[s] to know who designed my character" upon learning that her AO Animated counterpart looks different in one big way.

Crikey3d

Australian Open resorts to animated caricatures to get around broadcast restrictions

The Australian Open has implemented a cheeky workaround for international viewers that dodges its own broadcast obligations.

Australian Open: Animated YouTube broadcast takes fans by storm

Tennis fans are hailing this year’s Australian Open broadcast, just not on the television. The season-opening tournament ...

5don MSN

Why is the Australian Open using cartoon players?

The tennis balls are unusually large, players' heads are out of proportion and the racquets they are holding sometimes seem ...

Australian Open’s innovative streaming move leaves tennis world divided

Tennis Australia has decided to turn tennis players into cartoon characters to overcome broadcasting restrictions so the ...

3don MSN

“LMAO, it makes it 100 times funnier”: Australian Open’s unique YouTube streaming stuns fans with animated avatars

The Australian Open has introduced animated avatars to stream matches on YouTube, due to broadcast licensing restrictions.

6hon MSN

Australian Open Tennis Round of 16 Free Live Stream, Sinner, Gauff, Djokovic: TV channel, time, how to watch, odds

Catch all the Australian Open action between the top tennis players in the world at Melbourne Park live this week.

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