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English
Noun
match 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.
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Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English match point.
Pronunciation
Noun
match point m (plural match points)
- (tennis) match point
Usage notes
According 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.