match point

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"Without my aces I probably would not have won today," said Zverev, who sent down 24 aces and made only one double fault, on a match point.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

A double fault at deuce when 5-3 down gave King a third match point - and Riggs sent a volley into the net to confirm her victory.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

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

From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025

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

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman