In case you missed it, the Australian Open hosted an entertaining 1 Point Slam earlier this week.
This event pits amateur tennis players against pros like Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev, Coco Gauff, and Amanda Anisimova among others.
It was such a huge success that while watching the event on TV, Taylor Fritz openly criticized himself on social media for not participating.
Now that I’m actually watching it on TV, massive L from me to not be playing the one point slam, this looks like so much fun 😂
— Taylor Fritz (@Taylor_Fritz97) January 14, 2026
Tennis stars react to amateur Jordan Smith winning the One Point Slam 🏆
Smith defeated the likes of Jannik Sinner and Amanda Anisimova on his way to the trophy ✨ pic.twitter.com/oWtmZkSetJ
— FirstSportz Tennis (@FS_Tennis1) January 14, 2026
The premise is each match consists of one point, and the winner advances.
Australian Jordan Smith, 29, won the event and the $1 million prize.
However, it has since been revealed that Smith is a former ITF player.
It is worth noting that his career was not a long one, but he did earn money as a result of doubles match wins. That total was $6,388.
Jordan Smith, the "amateur" who won the $1 million prize at the Australian Open's "1-Point Slam" reached three doubles finals on the ITF World Tennis Tour before quitting pro tennis. He won $6388 in his short-lived pro career.
— Randy Walker (@TennisPublisher) January 15, 2026
Smith’s resume begs the question of what is an amateur. In my mind, it is a player who plays tennis as a hobby and has never competed at a professional level or earned money from playing the sport.
Presumably, officials at the Australian Open knew of Jordan Smith’s playing career.
The pros only got one serve so that is what tripped up two-time defending champion Sinner against Smith.
An amateur did what no one was able to do for the last 2 years.
He ELIMINATES Sinner by winning the point from him in the 1 point Slam.
This is incredibly fun 🤣
pic.twitter.com/U57a0z5Wnr https://t.co/VtL7jDUwBJ
— SK (@Djoko_UTD) January 14, 2026
Gauff and Tiafoe experienced the same problem, and it was Gauff who was able to joke about it. Her serve is still a work-in-progress so fans appreciated her humor.
i feel better about missing my serve now that Jannick and Foe did 😭 #NotAlone
— Coco Gauff (@CocoGauff) January 14, 2026
What’s Next For Jordan Smith?
It is not clear what Smith’s future plans are.
At the moment, he is relishing the win and the opportunity to meet and greet tennis VIPs.
1-point Slam winner meets Roger Federer at the #AusOpen. pic.twitter.com/72ip2kM4lN
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) January 15, 2026
met the legend himself and his girlfriend ! lol I told her to get in the picture because behind every good man is a great woman 😌 pic.twitter.com/BzfnSA9jsK
— Coco Gauff (@CocoGauff) January 15, 2026
Perhaps it really does not matter; there would have been more outrage if a top ranked pro would have won the million dollar prize.
