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

In a unique workaround to address geographical streaming constraints and copyrights issues, the Australian Open 2025 organizers have modified players to animation, enabling viewers to free access to all games albeit at a cost.

Tennis fans are hailing this year’s Australian Open broadcast, just not on the television. The season-opening tournament introduced its new Sunday start for the first time in 2025, and fans inside Melbourne Park have already been treated to a series of blockbusters across the first round.

The Australian Open is getting in on the newest trend in the sports world by re-creating tennis matches in video-game form

The year’s first Grand Slam tournament, which runs through Jan. 26, is streaming real-time animated feeds on its YouTube channel that mimic what’s happening in the three main stadiums.