Tennis Australia, Infosys extend partnership

The Indian tech giant replaced IBM three years ago as the Australian Open’s exclusive tech partner, and has won a lucrative new contract.

Craig Tiley, CEO of Tennis Australia speaks at a press conference during day five of the 2021 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on February 12, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

Tennis Australia has extended its partnership with Indian tech giant Infosys until 2026, with the company set to remain as the Australian Open‘s exclusive technology partner for at least another five years.

The Australian first reported earlier this year that Infosys was keen to renew the deal, which involves Infosys providing the Open with big data and analytics technologies, along with artificial intelligence, virtual reality and cloud technologies for the benefit of fans, players, coaches, partners and the media.

Infosys won an initial three-year contract with Tennis Australia in 2019 after replacing US incumbent IBM.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

New innovations delivered by Infosys this year included 3D Court Vision, which allows fans to watch tournament matches in an animated form, with data overlay for each shot, and an AI Video Analysis feature in the Australian Open player and coach app, which gives live strategy notes.

At the 2022 Open, Infosys is delivering new data points such as pressure point metrics, how players capitalise on early breaks in sets, and historical records broken by a player through the course of the tournament, as well as a new mobile app experience for fans featuring match centre features and functionality that will allow for a deep dive into data of fans‘ favourite matches.

“We are delighted to be partnering with Tennis Australia for a further five years, and to continue reimagining the Australian Open’s world-class digital offerings,” Infosys Australia and New Zealand boss Andrew Groth said.

“For us, this partnership is about digital innovation providing greater access to the wonderful sport of tennis and helping to build it into a truly global and inclusive game.”

Craig Tiley, CEO of Tennis Australia and Australian Open Tournament Director said, “We are excited to extend our partnership with Infosys until 2026 as part of our ongoing journey of innovation.

“We look forward to working together to continue to change the way fans, players, coaches and audiences around the world engage with the Australian Open and our sport.”