Jannik’s coach lost in the second round in the exhibition tournament which is played on a single point. Sinner debuts Wednesday. In addition to amateurs and celebrities invited with wild cards, Alcaraz, Paolini, Swiatek and Gauff are also competing
Simone Vagnozzi tried. Jannik Sinner’s coach measured himself in Million Dollar 1 Point Slamthe exhibition tournament that allows amateurs and professionals to compete on a single point in pursuit of the million Australian dollar prize, but its run soon stopped. After passing the first round of qualifying against Luke Savile, the former world 152 who committed a double fault, Vagnozzi however surrendered in the next match to Calum Puttergill, who instead placed a service winner. Thus the suggestive and potentially very, very funny hypothesis of a cross on the scoreboard with his student Sinner in the event preceding the Australian Open in Melbourne was nipped in the bud.
debut on Wednesday
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In fact, Jannik will take the field in Million Dollar 1 Point Slam on Wednesday 14 January, awaiting the official start of the season with the Australian Open, scheduled from 18 January to 1 February. The South Tyrolean also figures among the protagonists of one of the most anticipated performances of the inaugural open week of the first slam of the year, in Melbourne. Among the participants there will also be Nick Kyrgios, Carlos Alcaraz, Jasmine Paolini, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff. In total there will be forty-eight players on the field – professionals, amateurs and celebrities invited with wild cards – to compete for a prize pool of one million dollars.
paper, scissors, rock
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Each match is decided by a single point, in a high-pressure direct elimination bracket. The format involves a normal elimination draw and, through the “paper, scissors, rock” game, it will be established who will serve and who will respond in each “match”. Whoever wins the point advances to the next round, with the final champion collecting the million dollars. In the event of an amateur’s triumph, Tennis Australia, in addition to the prize awarded to the winner, will donate an additional million to the Australian Tennis Foundation. Before his official debut of the year in the Melbourne slam, Sinner will face Felix Auger-Aliassime at the Rod Laver Arena on January 16, in a match that is becoming a classic on hard courts. In 2025, the two have in fact crossed paths four times at the end of the season, with the blue always victorious. Tomorrow, however, Lorenzo Musetti will face Alexander Zverev, again regarding the Open Week of the Australian Open.
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