Channel 9’s Tipping Point is trading sweatbands for scorecards next week, and Todd Woodbridge is calling the shots.
The special edition airing Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at 7:30 PM brings together three of Australia’s most recognisable tennis exports — John Millman, Sam Stosur, and Dylan Alcott — not for a rally, but for a rapid-fire trivia showdown with charity dollars on the line. The game is the same. Drop counters, answer questions, and hope gravity is on your side. But the stakes are higher this time, and the scoreboard could be less forgiving than Centre Court.
Millman, who retired with a reputation for grit and high humidity endurance, is playing for the Australian Skin Cancer Foundation. That connection feels earned. Stosur, no stranger to doubles domination, steps in for My Room Children’s Cancer Charity. Alcott, equal parts athlete, advocate, and national treasure, competes on behalf of his own foundation for young Australians with disabilities.
There’s no reinvention of the game-show wheel here. Tipping Point still runs on luck, timing, and basic general knowledge. But pitting national sports figures against the format adds a bit of unpredictability. Tennis reflexes are fast. Trivia timers are faster.
Woodbridge, who can likely predict these players’ serving patterns in his sleep, now gets to oversee their attempts to outthink a machine and each other. Expect a few digs, some polite scoreboard schadenfreude, and at least one moment where a pro athlete freezes up on a pop-culture question.
