Overview
- The sold-out showcase featured a 48-player field of 24 professionals and 24 amateurs or celebrity wildcards, including Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff, with a winner‑takes‑all A$1 million prize.
- Smith, a New South Wales qualifier from Sydney, eliminated Jannik Sinner and Amanda Anisimova before defeating world No. 117 Joanna Garland in the final.
- Garland advanced with a string of shocks, ousting Alexander Zverev, Nick Kyrgios, Maria Sakkari and Donna Vekic to reach the last match.
- Headline results included Sakkari beating Alcaraz, Pedro Martinez defeating Swiatek and Anisimova toppling Daniil Medvedev, with several stars undone by a single missed serve.
- Matches were decided by a single point with serve determined by rock‑paper‑scissors; amateurs received two serves while ranked pros had one, and the top 16 pros received first‑round byes as part of the Australian Open’s opening‑week program.