Could you win a point against Carlos Alcaraz for $1m? This event will reveal all

Key Highlights

• Among them were Bruce Saunders, the oldest competitor at 72, stepping onto court in a wide-brimmed hat, and the 56-year-old Paul ‘Fitzy’ Fitzgerald, who over the course of an hour would take down three professional players in a row and write himself into local legend. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIt is fair to say that when the One Point Slam was born into the world, it did so tentatively, inconspicuously.
• But organisers Tennis Australia liked what they saw. A year on, they have transported the event into a primetime slot on Rod Laver Arena, in the week before the Australian Open main draw begins.
• They have transformed it further by recruiting Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek to add blockbuster power, and slapped on a prize of AUD $1m (£500,000) for the winner.
• Alcaraz and Sinner competed across five hours and 29 minutes during their five-set French Open final last June, playing a total of 385 points.
• The champion of the One Point Slam will need to win just five. The beauty of the One Point Slam, though, is that it takes an age-old pub debate and throws it centre stage.