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Everyday tennis enthusiasts are being offered the possibility to earn A$1m when they compete against tennis' top professionals - headed by top-ranked the Spanish champion - in a winner-takes-all point leading up to the Australian Grand Slam

Event planners of the Australian Open have announced the Million Dollar One Point Slam, which will match everyday competitors against top-ranked players in a single-elimination format at the Australian Open venue

This Innovative Event Will Work

Participants must play 'rock, paper, scissors' to decide who gets to serve or return, and whoever wins the point will move forward to the next round

The victor of the event will earn £490,000

Contextually, players who advanced to the semi-finals of the primary tournaments in the 2025 Australian Open won substantial prize money

Previous Similar Events

The US Open hosted a revamped, standalone combined gender tournament in the eighth month which prompted top singles players to participate, with the champions receiving a million-dollar prize

The Australian Open held its first-ever quick-fire event earlier this year, but the total purse was sixty thousand Australian dollars and it received minimal attention

The Russian player was the single high-ranked athlete participating, and his progress finished when he put the one and only serve permitted into the mesh in his penultimate round

Competition Information

Planners have not detailed exactly how the event will function, but it is projected to emulate a similar format to the most recent iteration

The top competitors will be allowed to serve once and the amateurs two times - as is the norm in conventional tennis

While it is unclear how the draw will work, there will be five knockout rounds and the site will be the primary court rather than the smaller Kia Arena

The last matches will take place in a evening slot instead of 1pm local time

Entry Information

Domestic competitors - or overseas competitors who have registered with the governing body - can compete in 'single-point competition' events at their local tennis clubs

The winners of the community events will then go into a selection process, with one amateur player from every region and area picked to compete in the 'final competition' in a night session on the specified date

There will also be a entry tournament in late year which everyday players, lower ranked pros, famous personalities and sports personalities can compete in

It commences on the starting date and the pair of champions will advance to Wednesday's 'grand finale' with the other eight amateurs and 10 professionals

"Regardless of your skill level, the final champion will walk away with the reward. Applications will open soon at facilities throughout the nation"

Event organizers stated there were "additional stars to be unveiled imminently", while the tournament site mentioned "well-known figures" would be involved