game point
Noun
Meaning
game point (plural game points)
(tennis) A situation where if one of the two players wins the next point, he or she will win the game (but not the set).
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Examples
Another big serve gives Kyrgios another game point but this time he slaps a forehand into the gutter with the game begging.
At deuce, he missed one forehand to fall down break point, then crushed two point ending forehands in a row to move up game point.
It was Carreno Busta who generated game point first at 40-30, but after reaching his second game point at Ad-40, he made two consecutive backhand errors to suddenly face break point.
If both team are tied at "game point", they must play until one team achieves a two-point advantage.
For example, if the player who is serving has a score of 40-love, the player has a triple game point (triple set point, etc.) as the player has three consecutive chances to win the game.
On the fourth game point, he switched things up with a serve and volley, forcing a Nadal return error.