Tennis: AI-Powered Commentary Boosts Wimbledon Experience | June 21, 2023

The forthcoming Wimbledon tennis tournament will employ AI-powered commentary and player analysis to elevate fan engagement. This innovative approach, a collaboration between The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) and tech titan IBM, will leverage IBM's WatsonX technology. The aim is to offer audio and captions for match highlight videos, thereby delivering insights into critical game moments using specific tennis lingo. The AI technology will allow for a more extensive coverage of matches, including those currently without dedicated commentary such as senior, junior, and wheelchair matches.

IBM, a long-standing official partner of the Championships, continues to enhance the tournament with AI-based analysis tools, including player 'Power Index', match insights, and personalized highlight reels. A new addition this year will be a statistic to their draw analysis feature that assesses the perceived ease of each singles player's path to the final. The use of AI in this capacity underlines its potential to augment audience growth for major sports events like Wimbledon by creating standout digital experiences. It's worth noting that IBM's endeavors in AI-powered sports commentary are not new; they've previously applied computer-generated commentary to events like the Masters Tournament golf championship. #Tennis #Wimbledon #News