India, Jan. 15 -- Jordan Smith left everyone stunned as the amateur tennis player took home a massive sum of 1 million Australian dollars at the Australian Open. The hunt for the cash prize saw players go head-to-head in a straight knockout bracket, where the winner needed just a single point ot enter the next round. The competition featured some notable names, including Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, and Coco Gauff.

Smith defeated Australian rules star Bailey Smith in the first round. Then he had to go past Laura Pigossi and Sinner before defeating Amanda Anisimova and Pedro Martinez. In the final, he defeated Joanna Garland to clinch victory.

Meanwhile Alcaraz took to X to hail the amateur player in his own unique way, simply writing,...