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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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World number one Sabalenka disagreed with an "out" call on her shot when she was break point down against Mertens.

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Had it not been overruled, Kartal would have had a break point.

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Mensik did not face a break point in the second set and the heat and humidity began to take a toll on Djokovic.

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The only blip for the 13th seed came when he served for the match at 5-2, relinquishing his double break advantage with a double fault on break point.

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Djokovic's return of serve - one of the hallmarks of his unparalleled success - was particularly poor against Van de Zandschulp, who swamped the Serb's second serve to convert five of eight break point opportunities.

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