Legend Andy Roddick and Amanda Anisimova share new US Open 2022 technology to improve fan experience
The US Open is one of the biggest tournaments in the United States. The stage is set for an exciting few weeks ahead. Plus, fans will have the chance to witness some of tennis’ biggest and most exciting prospects like Amanda Anisimova and Coco Gauff in action. The tournament will also mark the return of Venus and Serena Williams, two of the biggest names in American sports history. This will be the last tournament of her professional career for the latter.
Like other tournaments, the US Open strives to improve the experience of fans at the tournament. Recently, he announced a new partnership to boost fan engagement at the final Grand Slam tournament of the season.
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The US Open partners with IBM
The tournament, on its official Twitter account, announced a partnership with IBM to improve the fan experience. It said, “We collaborated with @IBM to create brand new digital platforms for the US Open 2022.”
Furthermore, he added, “@AndyRoddick & @AnisimovaAmanda share new AI and cloud-powered features that enhance the fan experience on the US Open app and usopen.org.
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One of the new features of the tournament will be IBM’s collection of data points regarding player performance on the field. Thereafter, it will predict the winners based on the collected data points.
In the video shared on the official US Open All-American Stars Twitter account, Andy Roddick and Amanda Anisimova share what’s new for this year’s US Open. Fans will be eager to get a glimpse of these features as the US Open kicks off in a few hours.
Amanda Anisimova at the US Open 2022
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The 20-year-old didn’t get the easiest draw at this year’s US Open. She will face world number 38 Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan in the first round of the tournament.
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Anisimova, who is the 24th seed in the tournament, will face the winner of the match between Sofia Kenin and Jule Niemeier in the second round. Kenin is a former Australian Open champion and French Open runner-up.
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