Tennis has officially stepped into the future.
As players waited for their match to begin at this week’s Six Kings Slam in Riyadh, lights in the stadium are dimmed in preparation for a two-minute, light-powered opening ceremony.
The holographic show includes everything from a countdown (which starts, naturally, at six), to fire-like lines tracing the dimensions of the court, to a larger-than life serve, and even larger-than-life competitors.
Not only were the players announced overhead as they walked onto the court, but they were also represented in holographic, “King” versions of themselves, as we had seen in the exhibition’s trailer.
