match point

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match point

The final point needed to win a sports match, especially in tennis.

match point

1. (General Sporting Terms) Sport the final point needed to win a match

2. (Group Games / Bridge) Bridge the unit used for scoring in tournaments

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Noun

match point - (tennis) the final point needed to win a match (especially in tennis)

lawn tennis, tennis - a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court

point - the unit of counting in scoring a game or contest; "he scored 20 points in the first half"; "a touchdown counts 6 points"

Translations

match point n (Tennis) → match point m inv

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