Melbourne (CNN) Lucky to be alive after a sleepwalking incident a decade ago, Peter Polansky got lucky -- in tennis terms -- at the Australian Open. But among four contenders for a "lucky loser" berth based on his ranking, Polansky won the lottery in a random draw. At the previous three grand slams among the men, two lucky losers appeared at the US Open, none at Wimbledon and four at the French Open. More so when glancing the Australian Open prize money, which overall rose to $50 million Australian ($37.5 million). Had Polansky been a lucky loser at an ATP event this year, he probably wouldn't have been as fortunate, though.

Source: CNN January 16, 2017 08:41 UTC