Sentence examples for dictated points from inspiring English sources

Nadal lost that game and the set, and then the second, badly, and though he won the third when Djokovic's intensity lapsed for a stretch, it was not a match in which he ever imposed himself and dictated points in the way that has made him such a commanding player in big finals.

With it, against Nadal, he has been dictating points.

"Because of that serve he's able to dictate points with his forehand.

"I try to explain that there's more than one way of dictating points," Murray said.

But Jankovic played one of her best games, dictating points and turning Halep into the frustrated one.

"I've been aggressive, like the No. 1 player in the world, you know, trying to dictate points," Henin, the top Open seed, said.

Sharapova, who had been put on the defensive too often by Azarenka earlier in the set, was able to dictate points more in that game than she had since the early stages of the match.

Five weeks later, at Indian Wells, I watched from a courtside seat as Kyrgios did much the same thing to Djokovic, repeatedly launching aces and service winners against the best returner in the game and dictating points with a crosscourt backhand that can be as hard and hard-angled as any I've seen.

"I was a bit tentative, leaving balls and he was able to dictate points.

He's serving very well and that is enabling him to dictate points". Tremendous serving from Wawrinka.

Or are you an aggressive player (you're not the most consistent but you can dictate points with your power)?