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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But on the second match point, Harward found Klineman’s outside hand again to finish the Mayhem in straight sets. —

Aaron Heisen, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024 Bilibili then took game three, which put them on match point and just one game away from writing their name in the League of Legends history books for the first time. —

Mike Stubbs, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024 Bouchard certainly gave Fahey a run in the semis, fending off match points in game two before running out of gas in the deciding game. —

Todd Boss, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 The Trailblazers fought off a match point before pulling out the fourth set to level it at two sets apiece and reeled off three points in a row after the fifth set was deadlocked 12-12. —

Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for match point