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Everyday tennis enthusiasts are getting the chance to win A$1m when they take on elite players - featuring leading player the Spanish champion - in a single-point showdown leading up to the Australian Grand Slam

Organizers of the Melbourne major have unveiled the $1 Million Single-Point Tournament, which will match everyday competitors against elite athletes in a elimination competition at the tournament grounds

How the Event Will Work

Competitors are set to play 'the decision-making game' to decide who serves or receives, and whoever wins the point will move forward to the next round

The victor of the event will take home a significant cash prize

For comparison, players who advanced to the final four of the men's or women's singles in the 2025 Australian Open won A$1.1m

Earlier Comparable Tournaments

The American Grand Slam staged a restructured, independent combined gender tournament in August which motivated top singles players to take part, with the winners receiving $1m

The Australian Open held its first-ever One Point Slam earlier this year, but the prize fund was a smaller amount and it generated little publicity

Andrey Rublev was the single high-ranked athlete competing, and his campaign came to an end when he directed the sole serving chance permitted into the mesh in his quarter-final

Tournament Information

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

The top competitors will be granted to make one service and the everyday players two times - as is the norm in conventional tennis

While it is uncertain how the draw will work, there will be five knockout rounds and the site will be the Rod Laver Arena rather than the secondary venue

The last matches will occur in a nighttime schedule instead of 1pm local time

Participation Information

Domestic competitors - or international players who have signed up with the national federation - can enter 'single-point competition' tournaments at their local tennis clubs

The champions of the local competitions will then go into a draw, with one amateur player from every state and territory picked to compete in the 'final competition' in a night session on the specified date

There will also be a entry tournament in December which non-professionals, developing professionals, well-known figures and sport stars can enter

It begins on early January and the successful competitors will advance to the following day's 'championship match' with the remaining non-professionals and 10 professionals

"No matter your experience, the final champion will walk away with the prize. Applications will start imminently at venues nationwide"

Tournament officials mentioned there were "further celebrities to be announced soon", while the official website mentioned "celebrities" would be taking part