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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The Italian bettered the 24-time Grand Slam champion 7-6 (4), 6-3 in an hour and 37 minutes and never faced a break point in the outdoor hard-court tournament. —

Associated Press, TIME, 13 Oct. 2024 This also means that a season will now also have to be structured with some sort of break point or cliffhanger in the middle of it, when a normal binge series would not have to worry about designing itself that way. —

Paul Tassi, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024 With a series of knockout serves, including a 118 mph strike, Sabalenka soon found herself up 6-5 and was able to win the second break point and second championship point of the last game, with Pegula serving, to clinch the title. —

David K. Li, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2024 The American then broke Sinner for 4-3 when the Italian double-faulted on break point, sending the crowd into a frenzy. —

Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for break point