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  "id": 12779672,
  "title": "Amateur players' chance to win $1m against pros returns to Australian Open",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/amateur-players-chance-to-win-1m-against-pros-returns-to-australian-12779672",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T03:41:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News",
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    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-08/australian-open-1-point-slam-alcaraz-sinner-osaka-gauff/107243436"
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  "summary": "The Australian Open's 1 Point Slam will again draw star power in January with Carlos Alcaraz, Coco Gauff, Naomi Osaka and Jannik Sinner among the players set to compete against pros and amateur qualifiers for a $1 million prize.",
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Australian Open’s 1 Point Slam has Alcaraz, Osaka and Sinner signed up for January’s event",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/australian-opens-1-point-slam-has-alcaraz-osaka-and-sinner-signed-up",
        "published": "2026-10-08T02:14:05.000Z"
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        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Amateur players' chance to win $1m against pros returns to Australian Open",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/amateur-players-chance-to-win-1m-against-pros-returns-to-australian",
        "published": "2026-10-08T03:41:25.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "The awkward Sinner slip from the Australian Open’s new boss",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/the-awkward-sinner-slip-from-the-australian-opens-new-boss",
        "published": "2026-10-08T05:18:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "The awkward Sinner slip from the Australian Open’s new boss",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/the-awkward-sinner-slip-from-the-australian-opens-new-boss-12793396",
        "published": "2026-10-08T05:18:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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