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Everyday tennis enthusiasts are being offered an opportunity to earn A$1m when they compete against elite players - featuring world number one Carlos Alcaraz - in a one-point battle before the Australian Grand Slam

Organizers of the year's first Grand Slam have revealed the Seven-Figure Quick-Fire Competition, which will match everyday competitors against 22 professionals in a knockout tournament at Melbourne Park

How the Tournament Functions

Competitors are set to play 'the classic hand game' to decide who serves or receives, and whoever wins the point will advance to the subsequent phase

The victor of the event will earn a significant cash prize

Contextually, players who reached the semi-finals of the men's or women's singles in the 2025 Australian Open won A$1.1m

Previous Comparable Tournaments

The American Grand Slam staged a redesigned, independent combined gender tournament in the eighth month which prompted top singles players to compete, with the winners receiving $1m

The year's first major held its first-ever single-point competition earlier this year, but the prize fund was sixty thousand Australian dollars and it generated little publicity

The Russian player was the only top-10 player competing, and his run concluded when he directed the single service opportunity permitted failing to clear the net in his quarter-final

Tournament Specifics

Organizers have not specified precisely how the event will operate, but it is projected to emulate a akin setup to this year's edition

The elite players will be granted to make one service and the amateurs two times - as is the standard practice in conventional tennis

While it is not certain how the draw will work, there will be multiple elimination stages and the site will be the primary court rather than the secondary venue

The final stages will occur in a evening slot instead of early afternoon

Competitor Information

Any Australians - or foreign participants who have enrolled with Tennis Australia - can enter 'One Point Slam' tournaments at their local tennis clubs

The victors of the community events will then go into a random pairing, with an everyday competitor from every state and territory selected to compete in the 'championship round' in a nighttime event on mid-January

There will also be a qualifying draw in the final month which amateurs, aspiring competitors, celebrities and athletic celebrities can participate in

It commences on the starting date and the successful competitors will advance to the following day's 'final showdown' with the other eight amateurs and 10 professionals

"Regardless of your skill level, the ultimate winner will walk away with the reward. Entries will start imminently at clubs throughout the nation"

Competition planners mentioned there were "more big names to be unveiled imminently", while the event portal mentioned "well-known figures" would be taking part