Carlos Alcaraz Ready to Battle Everyday Players in $1 Million One Point Slam

Amateur players will have the chance to earn A$1m when they take on tennis' top professionals - headed by top-ranked the Spanish champion - in a one-point battle leading up to the year's first major

Event planners of the year's first Grand Slam have unveiled the $1 Million Single-Point Tournament, which will match 10 amateur players against top-ranked players in a knockout tournament at the Australian Open venue

The Unique Competition Operates

Participants must play 'rock, paper, scissors' to determine who gets to serve or return, and whoever wins the point will progress to the following stage

The winner of the event will earn a significant cash prize

By comparison, players who reached the penultimate round of the primary tournaments in the 2025 Australian Open won over a million Australian dollars

Earlier Similar Events

The New York major hosted a revamped, standalone combined gender tournament in the eighth month which prompted top singles players to compete, with the winners receiving $1m

The Australian Open held its first-ever single-point competition in the current season, but the total purse was A$60,000 and it generated little publicity

The Russian player was the single high-ranked athlete participating, and his campaign finished when he put the single service opportunity permitted failing to clear the net in his last eight match

Tournament Details

Organizers have not detailed exactly how the event will function, but it is projected to mirror a comparable structure to the most recent iteration

The elite players will be permitted to have a single serve and the everyday players twice - as is the standard practice in conventional tennis

While it is uncertain how the pairings will work, there will be multiple elimination stages and the site will be the Rod Laver Arena rather than the secondary venue

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

Entry Requirements

Domestic competitors - or foreign participants who have registered with the governing body - can enter 'single-point competition' competitions at their community centers

The winners of the grassroots tournaments will then go into a draw, with an everyday competitor from every region and area selected to participate in the 'final competition' in a night session on the specified date

There will also be a entry tournament in late year which amateurs, developing professionals, celebrities and sports personalities can enter

It commences on early January and the successful competitors will qualify for the midweek 'grand finale' with the additional everyday players and elite competitors

"Regardless of your skill level, the final champion will claim the prize. Registrations will start imminently at facilities nationwide"

Event organizers mentioned there were "further celebrities to be announced soon", while the official website indicated "well-known figures" would be taking part