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set point

noun

  1. Tennis.the point that if won would enable the scorer or their side to win the set.

  2. setpoint.



set point

noun

  1. tennis squash badminton a point that would enable one side to win a set

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of set point1

First recorded in 1925–30
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Example Sentences

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To Gauff's credit, she fought her way back into proceedings and held set point, but Australian Open champion Keys came through in the tie-break.

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She had to withstand five break points in a sixth game lasting almost 10 minutes before she eventually converted her third set point.

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The 24-year-old saved two set points to get on the board and prevent being bageled, but her opponent would soon wrap up the set inside 35 minutes.

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With the crowd roaring their approval as the pair played out a number of stunning points that saw both players at the net, Alcaraz was forced to stave off three set points.

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After not converting four break-back points in a 13-minute seventh game, Draper took his chance in the ninth - but the drama continued as Monfils had two set points in the 10th.

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