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Definition of Match point
1. Noun. (tennis) the final point needed to win a match (especially in tennis).
Definition of Match point
1. Noun. (context: sports tennis) A state in a game where a player can win the entire match by winning the next point. Often used in tennis. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Match Point
Literary usage of Match point
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Elements of Mining by George Joseph Young (1916)
"The toothed bar engages the match point and ignites the match compound which in turn
... Igniting devices used on safety lamps; (a) match point on ribbon, ..."
2. Joint Meeting on Multicomponent Polymers and Polyelectrolytes edited by Eric J. Amis (1998)
"In a first set of experiments the match point of dendrimers in water solution
was found by SANS of mixtures of H2O and D2O. ..."
3. Wright & Ditson Officially Adopted Lawn Tennis Guide edited by Joseph T Whittelsey, Irving C Wright (1915)
"match point. Then he sent down a most horribly curly service to Bundy and the
latter, doing his utmost, could only get it back to the net. ..."
4. The Art of Lawn Tennis by William Tatem Tilden (1922)
"Witness his 5-set battle with me in the Championships, after being match point
down in the fourth set, and his 5-set struggle with Johnston in the Davis Cup ..."
5. Werner's Readings and Recitations (1891)
"A good dark silk or wool walking dress with a rich plain bonnet to match; point
lace at the throat and wrists ; a shawl or wrap over the left arm and a roll ..."
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