break point
noun
: a situation in tennis in which the receiving player can win the game by scoring the next point
also
: the point so scored
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Umpire called the ball out before Gauff returned the ball and missed it in break point for Vekic.
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2024
Nadal, however, held serve, and on his first break point of the match, Djokovic double-faulted.
—Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 29 July 2024
In the seventh game, Djokovic faltered again at the net to present Alcaraz with another break point and then threw up a double fault to gift the Spaniard his double break.
—Aimee Lewis, CNN, 14 July 2024
The 21-year-old Spaniard was ruthless throughout the match, converting all five of her break point opportunities.
—Jill Martin, CNN, 2 July 2024
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2024
Nadal, however, held serve, and on his first break point of the match, Djokovic double-faulted.
—Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 29 July 2024
In the seventh game, Djokovic faltered again at the net to present Alcaraz with another break point and then threw up a double fault to gift the Spaniard his double break.
—Aimee Lewis, CNN, 14 July 2024
The 21-year-old Spaniard was ruthless throughout the match, converting all five of her break point opportunities.
—Jill Martin, CNN, 2 July 2024
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“Break point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/break%20point. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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