match point

noun

: a situation (as in tennis) in which one player or side will win the match by winning the next point

also : the point itself

Examples of match point in a Sentence

He won with an ace on his second match point. He won with an ace on match point.

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The outrageous flicked backhand to save match point when down 5-0 in the fourth set, with the quarterfinal effectively over, exemplified the problem. —

Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025 Serving at 5-4 in the fourth, Djokovic closed it out when Alcaraz hit a forehand into the net on match point. —

Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025 Tien, making a first appearance in the second round of a grand slam, had an opportunity to close out the victory with a match point in the third set before Medevedev launched an impressive comeback. —

George Ramsay, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025 Roche, the No. 3 seed, led 5-2 in the fifth set before Newcombe saved several match points and prevailed 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 2-6, 11-9. —

Cindy Shmerler, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for match point