With the rapid development of science and technology and economy, it has a great impact on people’s lifestyle and habits. Fewer and fewer people will actually carry out offline sports activities, and some will choose gyms and other places for offline exercise, but the high cost of gyms limits most people’s desire to exercise. Our country has been actively introducing policies or measures to advocate physical exercise, but people’s enthusiasm is not high or improper training leads to frequent physical injury. In view of the current situation and pain points of sports skill training, this paper first discusses the possibility of the overall application of virtual reality technology based on artificial intelligence in sports skill training. Secondly, it explores the application of virtual reality technology based on artificial intelligence in tennis, which is a highly skilled sports training. Finally, combined with the practical application of virtual reality technology based on artificial intelligence in sports skills training, it proves the advantages and influence of applying virtual reality technology based on artificial intelligence in sports skills training in the future.