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Alcaraz v amateurs in Million Dollar One Point Slam
The Island
|October 08, 2025
Amateur players will have the chance to win A$1m when they face tennis’ top professionals - including world number one Carlos Alcaraz - in a single-point showdown before January's Australian Open.
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Organisers of the year's first Grand Slam have announced the Million Dollar One Point Slam, which will pit 10 amateur players against 22 professionals in a knockout tournament at Melbourne Park.
Players will play 'rock, paper, scissors' to determine who serves or receives, and whoever wins the point will progress to the next round.
The winner of the event will take home £490,000.
Players who reached the semifinals of the men's or women's singles main draw in the 2025 Australian Open won A$1.1m (£540,000).
The US Open staged a revamped, standalone mixed doubles tournament in August which encouraged top singles players to participate, with the winners receiving $1m (£737,000).
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