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View synonyms for match point
match point
[ mach point mach point ]
noun
- (in tennis, squash, handball, etc.) the point that if won would enable the scorer or the scorer's side to win the match.
- Duplicate Bridge. a scoring unit consisting of one point awarded to a partnership for each opposing partnership whose score they better on a hand and of one-half point for each opposing partnership whose score they equal.
match point
noun
- sport the final point needed to win a match
- bridge the unit used for scoring in tournaments
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Word History and Origins
Origin of match point1
First recorded in 1920–25
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Example Sentences
But on match point Nadal nailed an up-the-line forehand that landed close to the line and was called in.
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That last possibility underscores what might be the match point for Oscar: experience.
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At deuce the great one double faults to reach match point for a third time.
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Go after every point as though you were down Match Point and had to win it.
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