match point
See also: matchpoint
English
editNoun
editmatch point (plural match points)
- (sports, tennis) A state in a game where a player can win the entire match by winning the next point. Often used in tennis.
- He made it to match point three times and still lost, but you can't come much closer than that.
Translations
editstate in a game
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See also
editSpanish
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from English match point.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmatch point m (plural match points)
Usage notes
editAccording to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.
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