Bringing the US
Open home
The 2020 US Open will be held without in-person spectators and with most staff working from home. But the USTA has quickly adapted to these circumstances to deliver a world-class digital experience to millions of fans.
Bringing the US
Open home
The 2020 US Open will be held without in-person spectators and with most staff working from home. But the USTA has quickly adapted to these circumstances to deliver a world-class digital experience to millions of fans.
Reimagining the tournament, on
and off the court
The US Open with Watson
In just 12 weeks, the USTA and IBM teams conceived, developed and delivered a first-of-a-kind, AI-powered tennis experience to bring fans gameplay insights and an opportunity to debate some of tennis’ hottest topics, using Watson Discovery’s natural language processing and AI-powered search capabilities.
Creating unmatched
digital experiences
Speed and agility on the court
and in the cloud
The US Open’s hybrid cloud platform with Red Hat OpenShift allowed the USTA digital team to accelerate development of new features and functionality for the US Open app and website, quickly move workloads to the cloud, and work from home without disruption.
Photo credit: Andrew Ong/USTA
Keeping the US Open
secured by design
Security in the face of uncertainty
The US Open’s digital platforms will see a significant spike in traffic this year. Watson for Cybersecurity will use sophisticated analytics and machine learning capabilities to help identify and address threats.
Tennis fans now have
the advantage
The US Open app
IBM iX, the world’s largest digital design agency, delivers the digital experience of the tournament through Official US Open platforms, including USOpen.org and the US Open app. IBM iX used the virtual IBM Garage Method to collaborate closely with the USTA this year, even while working remotely.
Experience Match Insights, download the US Open app.
