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Amateur players will have the chance to earn one million Australian dollars when they compete against elite players - featuring world number one the Spanish champion - in a one-point battle before the year's first major

Organizers of the year's first Grand Slam have unveiled the Seven-Figure Quick-Fire Competition, which will pair a dozen non-professionals against 22 professionals in a elimination competition at Melbourne Park

How the Tournament Functions

Players will play 'rock, paper, scissors' to establish who serves or receives, and whoever wins the point will move forward to the next round

The champion of the event will receive approximately half a million pounds

Contextually, players who made it to the final four of the main draw competitions in the previous year's tournament won substantial prize money

Past Similar Events

The American Grand Slam organized a restructured, separate combined gender tournament in August which prompted top singles players to take part, with the victors receiving one million US dollars

The year's first major held its first-ever single-point competition earlier this year, but the total purse was sixty thousand Australian dollars and it generated little publicity

The Russian player was the only top-10 player competing, and his run concluded when he directed the sole serving chance granted into the net in his quarter-final

Tournament Details

Officials have not specified precisely how the event will function, but it is projected to follow a akin setup to the previous version

The professionals will be granted to serve once and the amateurs two times - as is the norm in traditional tennis

While it is uncertain how the pairings will work, there will be multiple elimination stages and the venue will be the main stadium rather than the secondary venue

The concluding rounds will be held in a evening slot instead of 1pm local time

Entry Requirements

Domestic competitors - or international players who have registered with Tennis Australia - can enter 'One Point Slam' tournaments at their neighborhood facilities

The winners of the local competitions will then go into a selection process, with one amateur player from every geographic division selected to compete in the 'grand finale' in a night session on mid-January

There will also be a entry tournament in the final month which amateurs, lower ranked pros, well-known figures and sports personalities can participate in

It begins on the starting date and the successful competitors will qualify for the midweek 'championship match' with the additional everyday players and elite competitors

"Whether you're an amateur or a pro, the overall victor will walk away with the award. Registrations will open soon at clubs across the country"

Competition planners said there were "further celebrities to be announced soon", while the event portal said "famous personalities" would be taking part