match point

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Gauff held serve for 4-1 and safely sealed the win on her fourth match point.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

Sweeny clinched on his first match point before collapsing to the court.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

A tight third set was also decided on the Shelton serve, with Auger-Aliassime converting his third match point.

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025

Breaking for a 4-2 lead, Alcaraz sought to finish in style and landed a spectacular overhead backhand drop shot to reach a third match point on Fritz's serve.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

Citra watched, feeling almost detached, as if this were a tennis match and it was match point.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman