Amateur bags million dollars after beating world's best players in One Point Slam in Melbourne |
New Delhi: Amateur tennis player Jordan Smith took home A$1m (£496,835) after beating some of the world’s best professional players at the Australian Open’s Million Dollar One Point Slam.
The one-of-a-kind format offered a unique opportunity to amateur players to win the whopping prize money by playing a single point against the top tennis stars.
Smith stole the show on Rod Laver Arena with a deserved win against world number 117, Joanna Garland, in the grand finale. The New South Wales state champion also defeated women’s world number four Amanda Anisimova.
In the final, Smith benefited from an unforced error from Taiwanese 24-year-old Joanna, who had qualified for the summit clash after stunning men’s world number three Alexander Zverev and former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios.
Besides Smith, Queensland state champion Alec Reverente also enjoyed a memorable........