Australian Open Million Dollar One Point Slam: Amateur Jordan Smith stuns world’s best

The event, held four days before the Australian Open starts on Sunday, featured a total of 48 competitors, including 24 top professionals.

Eight amateur winners of state championship rounds, eight players who qualified in Melbourne, and another eight wildcards – including celebrities and invited personalities – made up the rest of the competition.

Beginning with a game of ‘rock, paper, scissors’ to decide who serves, each match consisted of a single point, with the winner progressing in a knockout format.

The Australian Open held its inaugural One Point Slam event in 2025, but the prize fund was A$60,000 (£29,400) and Russia’s Andrey Rublev was the only top-10 player involved.

It is the latest attempt by tennis authorities to attract new interest in the sport after the US Open introduced a standalone mixed doubles championship before the main draw last year.