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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Krejčíková saved eight match points in the second set; Townsend fell behind but kept coming after her in the third.
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The Athletic Tennis Staff, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Aryna Sabalenka reacts after winning match point against Amanda Anisimova of the United States during their Women's Singles Final match on Day Fourteen of the 2025 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 06, 2025 in New York City.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
With Alcaraz erving for the match at 5-4, in the fourth, Sinner saved one match point with a brilliant backhand service return winner.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
So good at important moments in the high-stakes, high-tension final set, Sabalenka held it together and held on, converting her third match point Thursday night to finish off a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Pegula in a rematch of last year’s final.
—Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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The Athletic Tennis Staff, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Aryna Sabalenka reacts after winning match point against Amanda Anisimova of the United States during their Women's Singles Final match on Day Fourteen of the 2025 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 06, 2025 in New York City.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
With Alcaraz erving for the match at 5-4, in the fourth, Sinner saved one match point with a brilliant backhand service return winner.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
So good at important moments in the high-stakes, high-tension final set, Sabalenka held it together and held on, converting her third match point Thursday night to finish off a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory over Pegula in a rematch of last year’s final.
—Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Match point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/match%20point. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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