Fans will soon be playing one of the most realistic-looking tennis video games out there, AO Tennis. Thanasi Kokkinakis got to be part of the process, lending his face and body movements to the game. "It does look like me," he said. "That is nuts!" The game will feature the

From Mario Tennis to Virtua Tennis, a wide variety of video games over time have sought to satiate the sport's fans who double as joystick/controller enthusiasts. Now a new entry in that canon is at hand: AO International Tennis. The game is set to show off "the most comprehensive feature

2K Sports has pulled a controversial, provocative commercial for its video game "Top Spin 4." The advertisement featured Serena Williams, called the "the world's sexiest tennis player," and actress Rileah Vanderbilt, called "the world's sexiest tennis gamer," dressed in suggestive outfits and grunting. The video was never officially used as

It’s been well over a decade since the last TopSpin tennis video game series hit consoles and the anticipation is growing ahead of its April 26 release date, which was unveiled by developer Hangar 13 and publisher 2K Games on Tuesday at the BNP Paribas Open. No one seemed to

The video game realm has not been overly kind to tennis. EA Sports, the perennial king of sports simulators, has never ventured into tennis, leaving game enthusiasts to wade through a spotty assortment of titles. There have been hits - Virtua Tennis for the defunct Sega Dreamcast comes to mind

After more than 10 years on the sidelines, the beloved Top Spin franchise, a pioneer in tennis-themed video games, is making a comeback. Published by the gaming company 2K—which is also famous for its other sporting video games licensed to the NBA, PGA and now-defunct MLB franchise—there were four installments

The Australian Open and Tennis Australia, two bodies of the sport never afraid to innovate, have announced the latest tennis video game, AO Tennis. It's set to be released in conjunction with next month’s Australian Open. The first Grand Slam of the year in Melbourne will play host to many

After more than a decade without any new tennis video games, fans will soon have not one, but two, to choose from. On the heels of this week's upcoming release of TopSpin 2k25, the fifth installment of the Top Spin series, comes Tiebreak, which is being billed as the official

Just in time for the Australian summer, the world is getting a bigger and better version of the AO Tennis video game that was first unveiled in 2018. In AO Tennis 2, released by Big Ant Studios, over 20,000 players and hundreds of courts are available for an immersive, customizable

When it was revealed recently that an Australian Open video game was in the works, excitement rippled through the tennis world. The sport has never seriously entered the gaming market, which may be the key in popularizing it with younger audience. AO Tennis is hitting PS4 and Xbox consoles just

MIAMI, Fla.—You may not be able to play tennis like the Big Three, but soon you’ll be able to have all the best shots from Roger Federer right at your fingertips—or at least on your controller, thanks to the upcoming TopSpin 2K25. The revival of the beloved video game franchise

Now that's an attention-grabbing flight safety video. Serena Williams has starred in plenty of videos, ads and even video games often alongside fellow elite athletes. But now, she’s reached new heights (literally) in the Delta Safety Video Game: Legend of Safety. Rest assured this is nothing like the usual boring

If Rafael Nadal fails to win next week’s Mutua Madrid Open Virtual Pro, a video-game edition of the Spanish clay-court tournament, his title as the King of Clay title is safe with me. But if Rafa roars through the competition like Pac-Man scarfs down Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde, I

It was recently announced at the Australian Open that former world No. 1 Andy Roddick, the last American man to win a Grand Slam, will be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame this summer. In an interview with Nick McCarvel, Roddick revealed he learned from the best at

WATCH: Azarenka edged into her first Australian Open semifinal since winning the title in 2013 last week.

Many of the men on tour love playing video games. Daniil Medvedev is no exception, loving the hobby so much that he often refuses to bring his games to tournaments for fear they would be too distracting. It only makes sense, then, that Medvedev would partner with a gaming company.

She may have been blue in the face recently, but Nintendo Germany has tapped Steffi Graf as its ambassador for its Wii Fit and Wii Sports products. It seems a perfect, well, fit. Recall how Andre Agassi pined over his now-wife's gams (legs, to some of you) in his autobiography,

Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova is coming out of retirement ... as a playabale character in the newly-release tennis video game, TopSpin 2k25. Sharapova is one of more than two dozen playable characters in the game, which was released on Friday, in a roster that also includes Serena Williams,

Stefanos Tsitsipas is no stranger to coming back to win in three sets—look no further than his 2019 ATP Finals performance—but for his latest YouTube video, he did it in a game that wasn't even tennis, and with $10,000 on the line.

A couple weeks ago, Jack Sock came up big on the pristine grass courts at the Hall of Fame Open. Partnering with countryman William Blumberg for the first time, the wildcards claimed the ATP 250 event's doubles over Austin Krajicek and Vasek Pospisil in the final. For Sock, it was