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Recreational competitors are being offered the chance to earn A$1m when they face elite players - featuring world number one the Spanish champion - in a one-point battle before January's Australian Open

Event planners of the year's first Grand Slam have revealed the Million Dollar One Point Slam, which will pair everyday competitors against top-ranked players in a elimination competition at the tournament grounds

The Unique Event Will Work

Competitors are set to play 'the decision-making game' to establish who takes the serve or return position, and the player who wins the point will move forward to the following stage

The champion of the event will earn approximately half a million pounds

Contextually, players who made it to the final four of the primary tournaments in the previous year's tournament won substantial prize money

Past Comparable Tournaments

The New York major organized a redesigned, standalone combined gender tournament in August which prompted top singles players to compete, with the champions receiving one million US dollars

The year's first major held its first-ever quick-fire event in the current season, but the cash prize was sixty thousand Australian dollars and it received minimal attention

Andrey Rublev was the single high-ranked athlete involved, and his run concluded when he put the single service opportunity allowed failing to clear the net in his penultimate round

Tournament Specifics

Officials have not specified precisely how the event will work, but it is anticipated to mirror a comparable structure to the most recent iteration

The professionals will be permitted to make one service and the everyday players twice - as is the norm in traditional tennis

While it is not certain how the pairings will work, there will be five knockout rounds and the venue will be the Rod Laver Arena rather than the secondary venue

The final stages will occur in a evening slot instead of midday timing

Participation Information

Any Australians - or overseas competitors who have enrolled with Tennis Australia - can participate in 'One Point Slam' competitions at their neighborhood facilities

The victors of the grassroots tournaments will then go into a draw, with one amateur player from every state and territory picked to take part in the 'grand finale' in a nighttime event on Wednesday, 14 January

There will also be a entry tournament in the final month which everyday players, developing professionals, well-known figures and sport stars can enter

It starts on early January and the two winners will qualify for Wednesday's 'grand finale' with the other eight amateurs and 10 professionals

"No matter your experience, the overall victor will receive the reward. Entries will open soon at facilities across the country"

Event organizers said there were "more big names to be unveiled imminently", while the event portal indicated "well-known figures" would be taking part