Point

How it is used

Used across many sports. In tennis it means one rally score; in league tables or games it can mean a scoring unit more generally.

Example sentences

1. She saved match point with a deep serve and then won the next three rallies to take the tiebreak.

   Here point means one scoring moment in tennis, and match point is the specific point that could end the match.

2. Our team earned one point from the away draw, which kept us above our closest rival in the table.

   In this example, point refers to league-table credit awarded for a result, not a single action during play.

Common collocations

• score a point
• match point
• one point
• points table

Related terms

• scoreTo win a point, goal or run in a game; as a noun, the number of points each side has, as in "The score is 2–1".
• matchA sports competition between two players or teams, such as a game of football, tennis or boxing, that ends with a result.

More terms: Competition & Scoring

• tournament
• referee
• draw
• league
• personal best
• opponent
• beat
• qualify
• doping
• off-season
• shootout
• points table