Jordan Smith, amateur tennis player, starred in an unusual episode at the Australian Open by winning the so-called one-point tournament, a parallel promotional competition. In the final, held this Wednesday, she beat Joanna Garland, current number 117 in the WTA rankings, securing a prize of one million Australian dollars, around 537 thousand euros.
Along the way, Jordan Smith defeated renowned names in world tennis, such as Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev and Nick Kyrgios, in a short and symbolic format, always decided on a single point. Despite not counting towards the official rankings, the initiative ended up generating great curiosity among fans and players present at the tournament.
An amateur tennis player wins the Australian Open one-point tournament, eliminating Sinner along the way, and collects 1 million dollars! 🤯
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