Australian Open organisers have introduced that amateurs can have the prospect to win $1m and play world primary Carlos Alcaraz in a ‘Million Greenback 1 Level Slam’.
The primary of its sort match will function 22 professionals, with extra large stars set to be introduced, and 10 amateurs from throughout the nation, with the ultimate performed on the Rod Laver Enviornment.
How will it work?
Entries are opening quickly to golf equipment in Australia, with qualifying set to begin throughout the nation earlier than the competitors begins throughout Opening Week in January.
Qualifiers will battle it out throughout Opening Week for an opportunity to face the professionals on Wednesday January 14.
Gamers will first face off in a recreation of ‘rock, paper, scissors’ to find out who serves and who receives, with the winner of the purpose progressing by way of to the following spherical.
Madison Keys of USA received the ladies’s singles on the Australian Open final 12 months and is about to return to defend her title
Though the entire particulars of the match haven’t but been revealed, it’s recognized that there will likely be 5 knockout rounds and the ultimate phases will happen throughout an evening session.
Whether or not an novice or skilled, the winner of the ultimate will take residence $1m AUS (£490,800) in prize cash, by scoring only a single level.
Prize cash elevated in 2026
The Australian Open first began the 1 Level Slam match this 12 months, however the prize cash was set at $60,000 (£29,448) and the top-ranked participant was Andrey Rublev, at the moment world No 14.
Final 12 months’s winner was Omar Jasika who defeated Priscilla Hon in a 35-shot rally in entrance of an virtually empty KIA Enviornment.
Rublev was knocked out within the quarter-finals after hitting his serve into the online, a disappointing finish to his 1 Level Slam marketing campaign that Alcaraz will likely be hoping to keep away from.
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