break point

noun

Tennis.

1. a situation in which the receiving side, holding the advantage, can win the game by winning the next point.

break point

noun

1. tennis a point which allows the receiving player to break the service of the server

Example Sentences

He had not even faced a break point at the tournament until meeting De Minaur.

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Sinner did not face a break point in the first set against Cobolli, but was unable to convert any of the four break opportunities he secured in the second.

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Sinner did not face a single break point in the match and lost just six points in the opening set as he blew the 51st-ranked Altmaier off the court.

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If the government wants to change tack, it has a chance next year, when there is a break point in the 10-year contracts with the three asylum housing providers.

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Rinderknech, 30, converted his first break point of the match in the third game as his opponent made a nervy start.

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