According to tennis reporter Bastien Fachan, that’s why matches of the Australian Open are currently being streamed online in what looks like Wii Sports Tennis. (It’s not actually Wii Sports ...

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 ...

The channel’s “AO Animated” coverage looks more like a Wii Sports tennis match than a real one, with players’ physical forms replaced with virtual avatars. Fans that have viewed the live ...

The characters used to depict some of tennis' biggest stars have an uncanny resemblance to those from the classic Wii Sports video game, a connection made by many online. Each country typically ...

But there's a good reason why the players, crowd, balls, and everything else are digital animations, making the whole thing look like a Wii Sports game. The first professional tennis tournament of ...

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