Local Sydney Tennis Coach Wins AU$1m One Point Slam

The Tennis Australia ‘One Level Slam’ ended with a Sydney tennis coach taking residence the AU$1m (US$670,000) high prize. Jordan Smith, whose career-high world rating was 1,141 in 2023, managed to beat high stars of the game like Jannik Sinner, Pedro Martinez, and Joanna Garland. Smith performed collegiate tennis at Gonzaga College in Washington.

every knockout match determined by a single level

The distinctive occasion was a precursor to the Australian Open that begins on Sunday. It noticed every knockout match determined by a single level. The gamers would play rock, paper, scissors to determine who would serve. The skilled gamers would solely get a single serve in opposition to amateurs and celebrities.

Smith certified for the One Level Slam by successful the New South Wales state championship. The idea was successful, with a sell-out crowd on the Rod Laver Area.

One other model of this occasion befell final yr, on a a lot smaller scale. Solely a single skilled participant partook and the highest prize was lower than US$50,000.

Tennis Australia has been taking a look at methods to draw extra consideration to its annual landmark event. One other eye-catching idea was the rollout of a prediction bracket competitors. In collaboration with digital property agency Nexo, Tennis Australia is providing an AU$10m (US$6.7m) prize if somebody efficiently predicts the result of each one of many 127 matches within the males’s or girls’s singles occasions.