Sentence examples for face a match from inspiring English sources

For the third time in the campaign the Republic of Ireland face a match that their manager describes as a "must-win" – and this time, surely, they really must win.

But Notts must first face a match on Friday night at Trent Bridge against Yorkshire, who now look extremely unlikely to qualify for the last eight.

And just as the Hawks stretch the Pacers out -- drawing Hibbert and David West out of the paint to guard Pero and Paul Millsap on the perimeter -- so too did the Mavs face a match-up nightmare in Golden State.

Rep. Betty Sutton (D), who represents the 13th district, will also likely face a match-up against Rep. Jim Renacci (R) of the 16th district, in a new district that's being drawn to favor Republicans.

He hit hard, gutsy second serves one while facing a match point and line-sweeping aces.

But they were unable to convert and faced a match point on Bob Bryan's serve at 5-6.

Third-seeded Venus Williams faced a match point at 4-5, 30-40 in the third set of her second-round match against the unseeded Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic.

In the gold medal match of the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing, Vergeer faced a match point on her serve at 4-5 in the third set against her countrywoman Korie Homan.

Third-seeded Venus Williams faced a match point at 4-5, 30-40, in the third set of her second-round match against the doe-eyed, unseeded Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic.

Djokovic is still the best player in the world, while Wawrinka can be beaten by mid-level guys; earlier in the tournament, he faced a match point against Dan Evans, who is ranked outside the top fifty.

But as in the 2011 US Open final against Federer, when he also faced a match point, Djokovic hit out and it paid off.