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.

Recent Examples on the Web

The Panthers had the lead for most of the first set and had a match point opportunity at 26-25 before Engel made clutch plays that finished the first game. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2026

The final game Tuesday, in which Pegula missed her first match point and then cracked a winner to deny Navarro the chance to break back, was typical of the evening. — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Last year, the combustible Russian, Daniil Medvedev, invited a late-night crowd to jeer for six straight minutes after a photographer ran onto the court at match point. — Owen Lewis, Air Mail, 29 Aug. 2026

Andreeva and Rublev had to save a match point against Errani and Vavassori. — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for match point

• adjoint
• anoint
• appoint
• checkpoint
• conjoint
• disjoint
• endpoint
• gunpoint
• midpoint
• nonpoint
• pinpoint
• standpoint