How Artificial Intelligence is changing fans' perceptions of tennis tennis News

Think of Wimbledon and your mind will almost inevitably drift to lush green tennis courts, sporting greats, white clothing and possibly a few strawberries and cream. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is probably not in your list, but maybe it should be. The AI, named Watson, is helping the famous tennis tournament reach for the stars. It is an altogether cleverer way of analysing tennis and the mass of data that tennis produces. IBM's system has the ability to understand, reason, learn and interact; it is not a threat to the statistics that lie at the heart of all sports - in fact, they are being used together to provide fans with more insight than ever.