The Australian Open's animated tennis livestreams are making a splash. U.S. leagues have used similar technology to put ...

Replacing players with virtual avatars was partly a necessity due to exclusive media rights deals. But beyond that, it ...

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