The animated players follow all the same movements as their real-life counterparts as they travel across a cartoon-ish court, while the 'whap' of the ball, chatter from the crowd, and commentary all remain authentic.
Machar Reid, the director of innovation at Tennis Australia, mentioned that the technology uses 12 cameras to process the silhouette of the human in real time, stitching that across 29 points in the skeleton.
With the animated livestreams, the Australian Open can air its games on YouTube without conflicting with the broadcasting agreements it sold to networks and streaming services around the world.
While the animated livestreams represent a technological advance, they still show limitations, such as Naomi Osaka's animated tank top appearing as though it was ripped during her match against Caroline Garcia.
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