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Amateur players will have an opportunity to win A$1m when they compete against world-class athletes - including world number one the Spanish champion - in a single-point showdown leading up to the year's first major

Tournament officials of the year's first Grand Slam have revealed the $1 Million Single-Point Tournament, which will match 10 amateur players against 22 professionals in a knockout tournament at the tournament grounds

How the Competition Operates

Competitors are set to play 'the decision-making game' to determine who takes the serve or return position, and the player who wins the point will progress to the subsequent phase

The victor of the event will earn £490,000

For comparison, players who advanced to the semi-finals of the primary tournaments in the previous year's tournament won A$1.1m

Past Similar Events

The US Open hosted a redesigned, separate combined gender tournament in the eighth month which motivated top singles players to compete, with the champions receiving a million-dollar prize

The year's first major held its debut One Point Slam this year, but the prize fund was a smaller amount and it generated little publicity

Andrey Rublev was the only top-10 player competing, and his progress came to an end when he put the single service opportunity granted into the net in his penultimate round

Competition Information

Organizers have not specified precisely how the event will function, but it is projected to mirror a akin setup to the previous version

The professionals will be permitted to have a single serve and the non-professionals two times - as is the standard practice in standard play

While it is unclear how the draw will work, there will be five knockout rounds and the site will be the primary court rather than the secondary venue

The concluding rounds will occur in a evening slot instead of early afternoon

Competitor Details

Local players - or foreign participants who have enrolled with the national federation - can compete in 'quick-match event' competitions at their neighborhood facilities

The champions of the community events will then go into a selection process, with one amateur player from every state and territory selected to participate in the 'championship round' in a night session on Wednesday, 14 January

There will also be a entry tournament in December which non-professionals, lower ranked pros, famous personalities and sports personalities can compete in

It starts on early January and the two winners will advance to the midweek 'championship match' with the other eight amateurs and top-ranked athletes

"No matter your experience, the overall victor will receive the prize. Registrations will begin shortly at clubs nationwide"

Competition planners stated there were "further celebrities to be revealed shortly", while the tournament site indicated "well-known figures" would be participating