MELBOURNE, Australia -- Tennis Australia has transformed the world's best tennis players into animated versions of themselves in an ingenious effort to bypass broadcasting restrictions at this year's ...

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 ...

The Australian Open confirmed this week that AO Animated is now streaming exclusively on ESPN, Eurosport and Stan Sport, ending the free YouTube access that went viral during last year’s 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 ...