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Recreational competitors are getting an opportunity to win one million Australian dollars when they compete against tennis' top professionals - featuring world number one the Spanish champion - in a single-point showdown before the Australian Grand Slam

Event planners of the Australian Open have unveiled the Million Dollar One Point Slam, which will pit 10 amateur players against elite athletes in a knockout tournament at the tournament grounds

The Unique Competition Operates

Competitors are set to play 'the classic hand game' to establish who serves or receives, and the competitor securing the point will move forward to the next round

The victor of the event will earn £490,000

By comparison, players who advanced to the semi-finals of the primary tournaments in the previous year's tournament won substantial prize money

Previous Similar Events

The US Open staged a restructured, separate combined gender tournament in the eighth month which encouraged top singles players to participate, with the victors receiving one million US dollars

The Australian Open held its first-ever quick-fire event this year, but the cash prize was A$60,000 and it had limited exposure

Andrey Rublev was the sole elite competitor involved, and his run finished when he sent the single service opportunity allowed failing to clear the net in his last eight match

Competition Specifics

Officials have not said exactly how the event will work, but it is projected to follow a akin setup to the previous version

The top competitors will be permitted to have a single serve and the everyday players two times - as is the usual procedure in standard play

While it is uncertain how the bracket will work, there will be several competitive phases and the site will be the Rod Laver Arena rather than the alternative court

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

Participation Requirements

Local players - or foreign participants who have registered with Tennis Australia - can compete in 'single-point competition' events at their neighborhood facilities

The victors of the grassroots tournaments will then go into a random pairing, with a single non-professional from every geographic division selected to participate in the 'final competition' in a evening match on the specified date

There will also be a entry tournament in December which non-professionals, developing professionals, celebrities and athletic celebrities can compete in

It begins on the starting date and the two winners will qualify for the following day's 'championship match' with the additional everyday players and top-ranked athletes

"Regardless of your skill level, the overall victor will claim the prize. Applications will begin shortly at clubs across the country"

Competition planners stated there were "further celebrities to be announced soon", while the official website indicated "famous personalities" would be involved