break point

noun

: a situation in tennis in which the receiving player can win the game by scoring the next point
also : the point so scored

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Lukas Weese Shot of the day Jannik Sinner saves a break point with a flick of the wrists and a sharp angle. The Athletic Tennis Staff, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025 Alcaraz never faced another break point. Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025 Gauff struggled to break Osaka herself, as the latter never once faced a break point on her serve throughout the match. Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025 De Minaur got a second break point opportunity during Moutet’s next serve, but Moutet kept him at bay again. Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for break point

Word History

First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of break point was in 1969

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“Break point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/break%20point. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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