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Recreational competitors will have the chance to claim a seven-figure prize when they compete against elite players - headed by world number one the Spanish champion - in a one-point battle before January's Australian Open

Tournament officials of the Australian Open have revealed the $1 Million Single-Point Tournament, which will match 10 amateur players against top-ranked players in a knockout tournament 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 advance to the following stage

The victor of the event will earn a significant cash prize

By comparison, players who reached the semi-finals of the main draw competitions in the last edition won substantial prize money

Past Similar Events

The New York major organized a revamped, independent combined gender tournament in the eighth month which encouraged top singles players to take part, with the victors receiving $1m

The Melbourne tournament held its first-ever One Point Slam this year, but the total purse was sixty thousand Australian dollars and it generated little publicity

The Russian player was the sole elite competitor competing, and his run concluded when he sent the one and only serve allowed into the mesh in his last eight match

Competition Details

Organizers have not detailed exactly how the event will work, but it is anticipated to mirror a similar format to this year's edition

The top competitors will be allowed to make one service and the everyday players two times - as is the usual procedure in traditional tennis

While it is uncertain how the pairings will work, there will be five knockout rounds and the location will be the primary court rather than the secondary venue

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

Competitor Details

Local players - or foreign participants who have enrolled with the national federation - can participate in 'One Point Slam' events at their local tennis clubs

The champions of the local competitions will then go into a random pairing, with an everyday competitor from every geographic division selected to compete in the 'grand finale' in a nighttime event on mid-January

There will also be a preliminary competition in the final month which non-professionals, developing professionals, celebrities and sports personalities can compete in

It commences on early January and the successful competitors will advance to Wednesday's 'grand finale' with the additional everyday players and 10 professionals

"No matter your experience, the ultimate winner will receive the reward. Registrations will begin shortly at venues throughout the nation"

Competition planners stated there were "additional stars to be announced soon", while the event portal mentioned "well-known figures" would be involved