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• a variation of setpoint.

set point

American  

noun

1. Tennis. the point that if won would enable the scorer or their side to win the set.

2. setpoint.

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set point British  

noun

1. tennis squash badminton a point that would enable one side to win a set

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Etymology

Origin of set point

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Cobolli could not serve the fourth set out at 5-4 up and blew his first set point in the tie-break by framing a simple forehand volley, but recovered to force a decider.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

The point in question was particularly crucial as it gave Korpatsch set point on Wang's serve at the end of the first set.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

With Chang a vocal presence, Tien regathered in the fourth and had a set point at 6-5, only for Zverev to dig himself out of trouble and force the tiebreak.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

“In every match,” he liked to tell his coach at USC, “I’m always going to save one set point and I’m always going to save one match point.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

Paper cones are set point downward in the ground, and baited with a few corn kernels; then some bird-lime is smeared around the insides.

From St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, May, 1878, No. 7. Scribner's Illustrated by Dodge, Mary Mapes