Sentence examples for blew a match from inspiring English sources

He blew a match point, then failed to run down a shot, giving Corretja match point at 7-6.

She blew a match point while Zvonareva served at 5-2, then could not close out the contest with her own serve the next game.

As Friday's the shadows lengthened at Roland Garros on Friday, Britain's Johanna Konta squeezed into the main draw after blowing a match point while 5-0 up in the second against the French wild card Clothilde De Bernardi, winning 6-2, 6-1.

England came perilously close to blowing a match they had dominated for the first 60 minutes, when their play was as good as it has been at any point since Jones took over and, in fact, better than much of what they produced during Stuart Lancaster's time in charge, too.

At the U.S. Open later that summer, Federer blew a pair of match points en route to losing a five-set semifinal to Djokovic.

In Berlin, cheers of elation and screams of frustration echoed through the streets as the final whistle blew on a match featuring two of the country's most loved – and hated – teams.

Ukraine never blew a financial bubble to match Russia's last year, so was less hurt when it popped.

Unfortunately for the N.C.A.A., it blew an opportunity to match punishment with policy when it wimped out and suspended Calhoun for three conference games next season instead of hitting him where it hurts, in the only month that matters.

Faria blew a chance to tie the match nine minutes later when he shot wide on an open net.

Yoneyama, ranked 15th among the 16 Japanese L.P.G.A. players who began play in the 32-woman field, blew a chance to end the match on the 20th hole when her 2-foot par slid by the hole.

The Tigers blew a 14-6 lead in that match; when they led 34-20 on Saturday, going into the final quarter, with Alesana Tuilagi completing a try hat-trick in 14 minutes, they looked to have all but secured home advantage in the play-offs.