match point

match point

n. The final point needed to win a sports match, especially in tennis.

match point

n 1. (General Sporting Terms) sport the final point needed to win a match 2. (Bridge) bridge the unit used for scoring in tournaments

match′ point′

n. 1. (in tennis, squash, handball, etc.) a situation in which the next point scored could decide the winner of the match. 2. the winning point itself. [1920–25]

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match point - (tennis) the final point needed to win a match (especially in tennis)lawn tennis, tennis - a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the courtpoint - the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest; "he scored 20 points in the first half"; "a touchdown counts 6 points"

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