In the 2019 Wimbledon final, Roger Federer was a point away from becoming the oldest player to win a major championship in the Open era. But the Swiss ace uncharacteristically hit his forehand shot just wide, giving Novak Djokovic the chance to snatch the title. Pundits feared the error would haunt the Swiss ace for the rest of his life. But a new AI project has rewritten tennis folklore, by recreating the point to hand King Roger the crown. The system converts broadcast video of tennis matches into controllable players that look and behave like the stars. The AI generates the graphics by analyzing…

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