"Amateur Jordan Smith sensationally upset a star-studded field to collect a $1 million Australian dollars (US$670,000) prize on Wednesday by winning the pressure-packed One Point Slam ahead of the Australian Open. The innovative sudden-death contest at a sold-out Rod Laver Arena pitted 24 professionals led by Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff alongside 24 amateurs and celebrity wildcards. list of 3 itemsend of list Each match consisted of one just point win and you advanced, lose and you were out."
"The innovative sudden-death contest at a sold-out Rod Laver Arena pitted 24 professionals led by Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff alongside 24 amateurs and celebrity wildcards. Instead of a traditional coin toss, a game of rock, paper, scissors decided who served. Crucially, the amateurs were allowed two serves but any current ATP or WTA-ranked players only one."
"Australia's Smith, who qualified as the New South Wales champion, beat world number 117 Joanna Garland in the final, having upset Sinner and Amanda Anisimova along the way. Taiwan number one Garland beat Alexander Zverev, Nick Kyrgios and Maria Sakkari. Coming in tonight, I was just happy to win one point, said Smith, who planned to buy a house with his winnings."
Amateur Jordan Smith won the One Point Slam at Rod Laver Arena, claiming the A$1 million prize by prevailing in single-point sudden-death matches. The event featured 24 professionals and 24 amateurs plus celebrity wildcards, with the 16 top-seeded professionals receiving first-round byes before a last-32 Grand Slam-style knockout. Matches were decided by one point, serve order was determined by rock-paper-scissors, amateurs received two serves while ranked ATP/WTA players had one. Smith, a New South Wales champion, defeated Amanda Anisimova and Jannik Sinner en route to beating world number 117 Joanna Garland in the final. Several top players, including Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev, were upset.
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