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Amateur players are being offered the chance to claim A$1m when they take on world-class athletes - headed by top-ranked the Spanish champion - in a single-point showdown before the Australian Grand Slam

Organizers of the year's first Grand Slam have revealed the Seven-Figure Quick-Fire Competition, which will pit everyday competitors against 22 professionals in a elimination competition at the tournament grounds

How the Competition Operates

Players will play 'the classic hand game' to decide who takes the serve or return position, and the player who wins the point will progress to the next round

The victor of the event will take home approximately half a million pounds

Contextually, players who advanced to the semi-finals of the men's or women's singles in the last edition won over a million Australian dollars

Previous Similar Events

The New York major staged a revamped, separate combined gender tournament in the eighth month which motivated top singles players to take part, with the champions receiving one million US dollars

The Melbourne tournament held its debut One Point Slam in the current season, but the cash prize was sixty thousand Australian dollars and it received minimal attention

The Russian player was the only top-10 player involved, and his campaign concluded when he put the sole serving chance permitted failing to clear the net in his last eight match

Tournament Specifics

Planners have not detailed exactly how the event will function, but it is anticipated to mirror a similar format to the previous version

The top competitors will be granted to serve once and the amateurs two times - as is the usual procedure in standard play

While it is not certain how the draw 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 be held in a nighttime schedule instead of 1pm local time

Competitor Details

Any Australians - or overseas competitors who have registered with Tennis Australia - can participate in 'single-point competition' competitions at their neighborhood facilities

The winners of the grassroots tournaments will then go into a draw, with one amateur player from every geographic division picked to compete in the 'championship round' in a evening match on mid-January

There will also be a qualifying draw in December which amateurs, aspiring competitors, well-known figures and sports personalities can participate in

It begins on Monday, 12 January and the successful competitors will go into Wednesday's 'grand finale' with the remaining non-professionals and elite competitors

"No matter your experience, the final champion will receive the prize. Applications will begin shortly at clubs nationwide"

Competition planners said there were "additional stars to be unveiled imminently", while the official website indicated "celebrities" would be involved