Alcaraz Set to Compete Against Amateurs in Million Dollar Single-Point Showdown

Recreational competitors will have the chance to claim one million Australian dollars when they take on tennis' top professionals - featuring top-ranked the Spanish champion - in a one-point battle prior to the Australian Grand Slam

Tournament officials of the Australian Open have unveiled the $1 Million Single-Point Tournament, which will pair 10 amateur players against top-ranked players in a elimination competition at the tournament grounds

This Innovative Tournament Functions

Players will play 'the decision-making game' to decide who gets to serve or return, and whoever wins the point will progress to the following stage

The champion of the event will receive approximately half a million pounds

Contextually, players who made it to the penultimate round of the men's or women's singles in the 2025 Australian Open won over a million Australian dollars

Previous Comparable Tournaments

The American Grand Slam hosted a restructured, standalone combined gender tournament in the eighth month which motivated top singles players to participate, with the winners receiving one million US dollars

The year's first major held its first-ever One Point Slam earlier this year, but the cash prize was a smaller amount and it had limited exposure

Andrey Rublev was the single high-ranked athlete competing, and his run finished when he put the one and only serve granted failing to clear the net in his quarter-final

Event Information

Officials have not said exactly how the event will work, but it is expected to follow a akin setup to the most recent iteration

The top competitors will be granted to have a single serve and the everyday players twice - as is the norm in standard play

While it is uncertain how the pairings will work, there will be several competitive phases and the site will be the primary court rather than the secondary venue

The last matches will take place in a evening slot instead of midday timing

Entry Information

Local players - or foreign participants who have signed up with Tennis Australia - can compete in 'One Point Slam' events at their local tennis clubs

The winners of the community events will then go into a draw, with a single non-professional from every geographic division selected to participate in the 'championship round' in a evening match on mid-January

There will also be a preliminary competition in December which everyday players, developing professionals, celebrities and sport stars can enter

It starts on early January and the pair of champions will advance to Wednesday's 'grand finale' with the remaining non-professionals and top-ranked athletes

"No matter your experience, the final champion will walk away with the prize. Applications will open soon at clubs nationwide"

Tournament officials stated there were "further celebrities to be announced soon", while the official website said "famous personalities" would be involved