How to Use match point in a Sentence

match point

noun
  • He won with an ace on match point.
  • He won with an ace on his second match point.
  • Baptiste saved six match points.
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Djokovic saved three match points but could not bring the match to the fifth set.
    — Tom Perrotta, WSJ, 5 June 2018
  • Rublev did it tough, wasting four match points in the fifth set.
    — USA TODAY, 14 Jan. 2024
  • His second match point came and went with a lob that landed long.
    — Howard Fendrich, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Jan. 2020
  • Another took her to two match points.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Zverev closed it out with an ace out wide on his first match point — on a second serve.
    — Andrew Dampf, ajc, 21 Nov. 2021
  • Snowflake went on to win the following point as well to set up match point.
    — Lucas Gordon, The Arizona Republic, 13 Nov. 2022
  • Came close, though, even erasing a pair of match points in the final game.
    — Howard Fendrich, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2018
  • Pouille, meanwhile, saved match points on his second serve twice in the ninth game.
    — USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2018
  • When a return went long on a fifth match point, Nadal raised his arms in joy.
    — Ravi Ubha, CNN, 10 June 2018
  • The fifth game went to a deuce point, which was also a match point for the Storm.
    — Matt Szabo, Daily Pilot, 30 July 2019
  • Mira Costa served for match point four times in the fourth set.
    — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 9 June 2025
  • For most of the half, Butler could not match points with Reed.
    — David Woods, Indianapolis Star, 18 Jan. 2020
  • There were a lot of video reviews including on the match point.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Italy’s Sinner could not convert a match point in the fourth set.
    — Jason Gay, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022
  • In the fifth set, Nadal faced two match points serving at 4-5.
    — Matthew Futterman, WSJ, 10 July 2017
  • Federer had two match points on serve at 8-7 in the fifth set.
    — oregonlive, 19 Jan. 2020
  • Krejčíková hung in, saved more match points and won the tiebreak to take the match into a third set.
    — The Athletic Tennis Staff, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Always looking for the big swing such as her kill on match point against No.
    — Dana Scott, azcentral, 6 June 2019
  • Djokovic then sprayed a forehand long, bringing the Spaniard to match point.
    — Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 7 May 2022
  • Djokovic then held serve and saved a match point before taking the set in a tiebreaker.
    — John Pye, USA TODAY, 26 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
  • Huarte had four service breaks — the last being a cross-court passing shot on match point.
    — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • In the decider, Seppi needed six match points to close out the win.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2019
  • On match point, Djokovic rose for a lob, stretched and whipped one last winner past Medvedev.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2021
  • Medvedev didn’t like that Bonzi had another first serve on what was match point in the third set.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • This was not the first match point that Gauff had saved during the tournament.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 8 July 2019
  • Gonzales served an ace for match point and McGhee closed the match with a kill.
    — oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2023

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