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Everyday tennis enthusiasts will have an opportunity to earn a seven-figure prize when they take on world-class athletes - including top-ranked the Spanish champion - in a single-point showdown leading up to the Australian Grand Slam

Organizers of the Australian Open have revealed the $1 Million Single-Point Tournament, which will pit 10 amateur players against 22 professionals in a knockout tournament at Melbourne Park

This Innovative Tournament Functions

Competitors are set to play 'rock, paper, scissors' to decide who takes the serve or return position, and the player who wins the point will move forward to the next round

The winner of the event will receive 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 substantial prize money

Past Comparable Tournaments

The New York major organized a restructured, separate combined gender tournament in the eighth month which prompted top singles players to compete, with the champions receiving a million-dollar prize

The year's first major held its first-ever single-point competition in the current season, but the cash prize was a smaller amount and it received minimal attention

Andrey Rublev was the sole elite competitor competing, and his campaign concluded when he directed the sole serving chance permitted into the net in his last eight match

Tournament Details

Planners have not said exactly how the event will function, but it is projected to follow a comparable structure to this year's edition

The professionals will be allowed to make one service and the non-professionals two times - as is the usual procedure in standard play

While it is not certain how the draw will work, there will be several competitive phases and the venue will be the main stadium rather than the alternative court

The last matches will occur in a evening slot instead of early afternoon

Entry Requirements

Any Australians - or overseas competitors who have enrolled with the national federation - can enter 'single-point competition' events at their community centers

The victors of the community events will then go into a random pairing, with one amateur player from every state and territory selected to take part in the 'final competition' in a evening match on the specified date

There will also be a qualifying draw in late year which amateurs, developing professionals, well-known figures and athletic celebrities can participate in

It starts on the starting date and the two winners will qualify for the midweek 'championship match' with the other eight amateurs and top-ranked athletes

"Regardless of your skill level, the overall victor will walk away with the reward. Registrations will begin shortly at facilities throughout the nation"

Competition planners mentioned there were "further celebrities to be unveiled imminently", while the tournament site mentioned "celebrities" would be participating