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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Sinner won the tournament with a fierce 137 mile-per-hour ace, his fastest serve of the day for match point.
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Kristin Wright, NPR, 13 July 2025
Sinner should have had the Roland Garros trophy coming into Wimbledon, having lost three match points at Roland Garros to his greatest rival.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates winning match point with a violin gesture against Holger Rune of Denmark in his Gentlemen's Singles fourth round match during day eight of The Championships Wimbledon 2024 at All England...
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Two weeks later, at the Davis Cup, Sinner saved three match points in their singles match and then helped beat Djokovic in the doubles.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 7 July 2025
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Kristin Wright, NPR, 13 July 2025
Sinner should have had the Roland Garros trophy coming into Wimbledon, having lost three match points at Roland Garros to his greatest rival.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates winning match point with a violin gesture against Holger Rune of Denmark in his Gentlemen's Singles fourth round match during day eight of The Championships Wimbledon 2024 at All England...
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Two weeks later, at the Davis Cup, Sinner saved three match points in their singles match and then helped beat Djokovic in the doubles.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 7 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for match point
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“Match point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/match%20point. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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