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Definition of match point in English: match pointnoun 1(in tennis and other sports) a point which if won by one of the players or sides will also win them the match. he saved all three match points Example sentencesExamples - He blew a second match point with a backhand drop shot that fell short.
- ‘I am never nervous: even when another player has match point I will go for a winner’.
- He double faulted on his first match point and then missed a smash after a bizarre rally in the windy conditions.
- She put the match away with an ace on her fourth match point.
- She made 24 unforced errors in the first set and benefited from a controversial line call in the tie-break to save a match point.
- He dropped one last forehand on the baseline to reach match point.
- The former world No.1 netted a backhand on the first match point.
- He won on his second match point with his 19th ace - after double-faulting on his first - something he blamed on rushing to the finishing post.
- From there on he just kept pulling away, setting up a match point with a forehand pass which landed on the baseline.
- He eventually won the tie-break 7-4 on his third match point.
- The home favourite served for the match and closed it out on a second match point with a backhand down the line.
- Her loss was largely of her own doing, with 51 unforced errors and five double-faults, including on match point.
- The South African saved the first match point with a forehand winner but then netted the next return.
- They played on to the tiebreak, where he won on his second match point.
- She double-faulted on her first match point, but won on her next when her opponent's backhand went long.
- He held off a match point at 6-5 in the tiebreak before claiming it 9-7.
- Someone will twist an ankle, fall to the heat, double fault at match point, be rude to an opponent, hit a shot we promise ourselves cannot exist.
- Once again, however, she held her nerve and kept Taiwan in the match, despite a disputed net call early on and facing a match point at 40-30.
- She retrieves the break only to go match point down in the tiebreaker when she makes a complete hash of a simple volley.
- Serving for her first place in the semi-finals of the French Open in 11 years, she tensed up, double-faulted and blew a match point.
2(in duplicate bridge) a unit of scoring in matches and tournaments. a convincing margin of 54 match points Example sentencesExamples - The winners of each score two match points and another two match points are scored by the pub with the higher total game point score over the four tables.
Definition of match point in US English: match pointnounˈmaCH ˌpointˈmætʃ ˌpɔɪnt 1(in tennis and other sports) a point that if won by one contestant will also win the match. Example sentencesExamples - She put the match away with an ace on her fourth match point.
- Her loss was largely of her own doing, with 51 unforced errors and five double-faults, including on match point.
- She retrieves the break only to go match point down in the tiebreaker when she makes a complete hash of a simple volley.
- They played on to the tiebreak, where he won on his second match point.
- The home favourite served for the match and closed it out on a second match point with a backhand down the line.
- He held off a match point at 6-5 in the tiebreak before claiming it 9-7.
- Someone will twist an ankle, fall to the heat, double fault at match point, be rude to an opponent, hit a shot we promise ourselves cannot exist.
- Once again, however, she held her nerve and kept Taiwan in the match, despite a disputed net call early on and facing a match point at 40-30.
- Serving for her first place in the semi-finals of the French Open in 11 years, she tensed up, double-faulted and blew a match point.
- He double faulted on his first match point and then missed a smash after a bizarre rally in the windy conditions.
- The former world No.1 netted a backhand on the first match point.
- She made 24 unforced errors in the first set and benefited from a controversial line call in the tie-break to save a match point.
- He dropped one last forehand on the baseline to reach match point.
- From there on he just kept pulling away, setting up a match point with a forehand pass which landed on the baseline.
- The South African saved the first match point with a forehand winner but then netted the next return.
- He won on his second match point with his 19th ace - after double-faulting on his first - something he blamed on rushing to the finishing post.
- He eventually won the tie-break 7-4 on his third match point.
- He blew a second match point with a backhand drop shot that fell short.
- She double-faulted on her first match point, but won on her next when her opponent's backhand went long.
- ‘I am never nervous: even when another player has match point I will go for a winner’.
2matchpoint(in duplicate bridge) a unit of scoring in matches and tournaments. a convincing margin of 54 matchpoints Example sentencesExamples - The winners of each score two match points and another two match points are scored by the pub with the higher total game point score over the four tables.
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