How to Use match point in a Sentence

match point

noun
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  • The fifth game went to a deuce point, which was also a match point for the Storm.
    — Matt Szabo, Daily Pilot, 30 July 2019
  • Zverev sailed a backhand wide on the third match point.
    — Wayne Coffey, USA TODAY, 14 Sep. 2020
  • For most of the half, Butler could not match points with Reed.
    — David Woods, Indianapolis Star, 18 Jan. 2020
  • Britney Nwankwor came up with the block on match point.
    — Elliott Lapin, Houston Chronicle, 5 Nov. 2019
  • Rublev did it tough, wasting four match points in the fifth set.
    — USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2024
  • And with the team closing in on the win, Crawford's kill set up match point.
    — Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Djokovic then sprayed a forehand long, bringing the Spaniard to match point.
    — Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 7 May 2022
  • Italy’s Sinner could not convert a match point in the fourth set.
    — Jason Gay, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Snowflake went on to win the following point as well to set up match point.
    — Lucas Gordon, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2022
  • Auger-Aliassime took the first set and earned a match point in the second, a 30-40 breakpoint.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 24 Sep. 2021
  • Gonzales served an ace for match point and McGhee closed the match with a kill.
    — oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2023
  • In the decider, Seppi needed six match points to close out the win.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2019
  • Federer had two match points on serve at 8-7 in the fifth set.
    — oregonlive, 19 Jan. 2020
  • On match point, Djokovic rose for a lob, stretched and whipped one last winner past Medvedev.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2021
  • In the final set, Halep was at match point but Townsend came back to win the set and force a tie breaker.
    — CBS News, 29 Aug. 2019
  • And sure enough, the Swiss found himself at match point in the fourth set -- and tried a between-the-legs shot off a Safin lob.
    — oregonlive, 19 Jan. 2020
  • Djokovic was about to go quietly in the third set, as Medvedev served for match point, up 5-2.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 13 Sep. 2021
  • Otay Ranch had a match point at 25-24 but Eastlake scored the final three points.
    — Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Not when match point after match point went by the wayside.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Zverev closed it out with an ace out wide on his first match point — on a second serve.
    — Andrew Dampf, ajc, 21 Nov. 2021
  • This was not the first match point that Gauff had saved during the tournament.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 8 July 2019
  • Serving to stay in the match, Hurkacz was at deuce when Djokovic edged a 25-shot rally to forge a first match point.
    — Jerome Pugmire, ajc, 6 Nov. 2021
  • His second match point came and went with a lob that landed long.
    — Howard Fendrich, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Jan. 2020
  • Djokovic then held serve and saved a match point before taking the set in a tiebreaker.
    — John Pye, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Brebeuf did have a 25-24 lead and had serve, but couldn’t convert on match point.
    — Lewis Bagley, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Nov. 2020
  • Djokovic saved one match point but could not save the second as Thiem advanced to the final.
    — Ben Morse, CNN, 21 Nov. 2020
  • Djokovic broke to lead 2-1 in the fourth, and again for 4-1, then needed a handful of match points to seal the victory.
    — Howard Fendrich, Houston Chronicle, 12 July 2019
  • Nadal tried to stay alive in the fourth set, pushing Federer to match point five times.
    — CBS News, 12 July 2019
  • Murray would stay in the match, saving a match point and forcing a tie-break before losing in close to three-and-a-half hours.
    — Homero De La Fuente, CNN, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Pegula helped ice the win by serving out the final two points, delivering an ace on match point.
    — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2024

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