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match point

[mach point, mach point]

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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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Keys was once again left exasperated as she made a series of unforced errors, with an overcooked forehand gifting Maria four match points.

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Cameras were at the ready when Boisson had three match points and she collapsed to the floor in delight after watching Andreeva's forehand land the wrong side of the paint.

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A tense finish saw 27-year-old Bublik spurn one match point - and save five break points - before eventually getting over the line.

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The 30-year-old held off another match point in the tie-break before winning the set and taking that momentum into the deciding third set.

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"There wasn't a lot on my mind on match point," Norrie, 29, said.

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