Home › Sports › Tennis › Match point

What is Match point in Tennis?

A point which, if won, wins the entire match. Saving match points and coming back to win is the sport's ultimate escape act; championship point is a match point in a final.

Example: He saved two match points in the fourth-set tiebreak and won in five.

Related terms

AceAdvantageBagelBreak pointBreak of serveBreadstickDeuceDouble fault
Full Tennis guide