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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On Sunday, world No. 29 Marta Kostyuk finished her Miami Open match against world No. 85 Anna Blinkova in one of the more unusual ways — by pulling out an underarm serve ace on match point.
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Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Swenson had three kills down the stretch for the Timberwolves, including crushing a one set on match point.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025
In the second set, Osorio held a match point on Osaka’s serve at 5-3 before serving for the match at 5-4.
—Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Lortie clinched her team’s championship with a spike on match point moments after Venice’s No. 2 tandem of Catherine Campbell and Adelaide Groff completed their 21-10, 21-18 victory over Taft’s Francine Baltazar-Shine and Ionna Relorcasa one court over.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
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Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Swenson had three kills down the stretch for the Timberwolves, including crushing a one set on match point.
—Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025
In the second set, Osorio held a match point on Osaka’s serve at 5-3 before serving for the match at 5-4.
—Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Lortie clinched her team’s championship with a spike on match point moments after Venice’s No. 2 tandem of Catherine Campbell and Adelaide Groff completed their 21-10, 21-18 victory over Taft’s Francine Baltazar-Shine and Ionna Relorcasa one court over.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
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“Match point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/match%20point. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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