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

So, apparently, is watching the actual action on a TV, laptop or phone. 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,

Tennis Australia has followed the lead of a number of other sports by animating their players in a video game-esque format. In this case, Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Coco Gauff et al look like characters from Wii Tennis.

The Australian Open is one of the world's four Grand Slam tennis tournaments. Held annually in Melbourne, Australia, this tournament is the first of the four Grand Slam events each year, preceding the French Open,