Jordan Smith won the professional player and the million jackpot

Set amateur tennis players could measure their skills against professionals in the Million Dollar One Point Slam, a demonstration tournament organized in connection with the Australian Open.

Only one-point matches were played in the special tournament. The pitcher was drawn using the rock, paper and scissors method, he says The Guardian. If the pro won the serve draw, he only had one serve at his disposal.

The mini-tournament was won by an amateur player Jordan Smithwho works as a tennis teacher in Sydney. Smith, 29, had a career-best world ranking of No. 1,141.

For his win, he received a prize pot worth one million Australian dollars, or approximately EUR 573,000.

In the tournament played in Melbourne, 48 players participated, half of them current professionals. The biggest stars of the sport were seen on the field, for example Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.

In the semi-finals, Smith beat the 71st ranked player in the men’s world rankings Pedro Martínezin and the 117th in the women’s world rankings in the final match Joanna Garland.

She had already dropped the No. 4 in the women’s world ranking before that Amanda Anisimovan.

“I can’t even speak. This is unbelievable,” Smith said after his tournament win.

He said he would use the prize money to buy a house in Sydney.

The event was followed in the Rod Laver arena BBCaccording to almost 15,000 viewers.

Tennis the actual Australian Open tournament starts on January 18.

Defending the women’s singles championship Madison Keys and the men’s equivalent Jannik Sinner.

Last year, there was also a Finnish celebration in Australia, when Harri Heliövaara won his match Henry Pattenin with the doubles championship.