match point

Example Sentences

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Her career was eventually brought to an end by Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round, but only after Williams had saved five match points in an electric night session on Arthur Ashe Stadium.

From BBC

But Bergs was first to blink, hitting wide to present Cobolli with his seventh match point, which he seized by hammering over a first serve to ignite the celebrations.

From BBC

Tulah Block’s seventh and final kill on match point sent her teammates pouring off the bench to hug each other.

From Los Angeles Times

Her struggle to get over the finish line continued, forced to save two break points in her next service game, before eventually sealing victory on her second match point as Alexandrova sent a backhand long.

From BBC

However, with the scores locked at 5-5, Xu managed to seal the all-important break before serving out a landmark victory on her third match point.

From BBC