Jordan Smith. A common name that tennis fans had probably never heard of until this Wednesday. And the reason is more than strong, he is a millionaire. All because of a promotional event for the Australian Open that brought together professional and amateur tennis players to compete in matches to the best of just one point. The champion took home a large check for one million dollars, more than 850 thousand euros. And it is here, in the chapter on the winner of the AO 1 Point Slam, as the tournament was named, that Jordan Smith enters, directly to the Hall of Fame. A tennis player at a Sydney academy, Jordan admitted, in his consecration speech, that he “just wanted to win one point” when he found out he was going to compete in the event. And he won, one after the other, until he beat Joanna Garland, number 117 in the WTA rankings, at the decisive point. Along the way, Jordan Smith defeated tennis players such as Jannik Sinner (2nd in the ATP rankings) and Amanda Anisimova (4th in the WTA rankings). And Joanna Garland, by the way, ousted Alexander Zverev (3rd in the ATP rankings) and former world top 15 Nick Kyrgios. It should also be noted that the leader of the men's ranking, Carlos Alcaraz, was removed from the tournament by the Greek Maria Sakkari (52nd). More than a competition, the AO 1 Point Slam served to promote the Australian Open, which featured the participation of tennis coaches, former champion Marat Safin or athletes from other sports, such as Bailey Smith, who plays Australian football.
