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Amateur stuns world's best to win A$1m in Melbourne

Amateur player Jordan Smith walked away with A$1m - and a victory over world number two Jannik Sinner to boot - as he triumphed at the Australian Open's Million Dollar One Point Slam.

The innovative format offered amateur players the opportunity to win A$1m (£490,000) in prize money by playing a sole point against some of the sport's top stars and other famous faces.

Smith was the star of the show on Rod Laver Arena, also defeating women's world number four Amanda Anisimova in front of 10,000 people.

Smith faced women's world number 117 Joanna Garland in a fitting finale, after the Taiwanese 24-year-old stunned men's world number three Alexander Zverev and former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios.