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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Danilović calmly served out, clinching it in 2 hours, 17 minutes when a Williams forehand clipped the net and landed just wide of the line on match point.
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John Pye, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
The first was extended after Pitt challenged A&M’s first match point (the call was reversed to rule Lednicky’s block out of play).
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 19 Dec. 2025
Following a Franklin block, Carroll spiked one home and Daisy Everett delivered an ace to set up match point.
—Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 16 Nov. 2025
In July, Fokina found himself in a similar spot in the 2025 Mubadala Citi DC Open final against Alex De Minaur, attacking with a forehand up the line on match point.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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John Pye, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
The first was extended after Pitt challenged A&M’s first match point (the call was reversed to rule Lednicky’s block out of play).
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 19 Dec. 2025
Following a Franklin block, Carroll spiked one home and Daisy Everett delivered an ace to set up match point.
—Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 16 Nov. 2025
In July, Fokina found himself in a similar spot in the 2025 Mubadala Citi DC Open final against Alex De Minaur, attacking with a forehand up the line on match point.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Match point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/match%20point. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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