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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Another superb backhand winner saved a break point in Sabalenka’s next service game after she had double-faulted and chucked her racket to the ground in frustration.
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Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 5 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
In other words, there’s a slow rise, and then a break point where that line spirals up into the stratosphere.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
The 27-year-old American, who was the runner-up at last year’s U.S. Open, didn’t face a break point in the first two sets against No. 17 Khachanov, who rebounded in the third set.
—Sports Editor
follow, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
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Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 5 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
In other words, there’s a slow rise, and then a break point where that line spirals up into the stratosphere.
—John Werner, Forbes.com, 23 July 2025
The 27-year-old American, who was the runner-up at last year’s U.S. Open, didn’t face a break point in the first two sets against No. 17 Khachanov, who rebounded in the third set.
—Sports Editor
follow, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
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“Break point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/break%20point. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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