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Sogou Provided AI-Powered Language Translation at China Tennis Open

Xu Yifan of China hits a return with Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada against Andrea Sestini Hlavackova and Barbora Strycova of Czech Republic during their Women's Doubles Finals match in the 2018 China Open on Oct. 7, 2018. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

Chinese internet search engine Sogou provided its AI-powered language translation technology at last week’s China Open tennis tournament. Sogou’s platform provided fans and media real-time bilingual translations between Chinese and English during interviews and press conferences.

The China Open was held Sept. 29 through Oct. 7 in Beijing, and featured tennis stars such as Caroline Wozniacki and Simona Halep.