Glossary of Tennis Terms - M

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• Mac-Cam: High-speed video camera used for televised instant replays of close shots landing on/near the baseline.
• Masters Cup: Former name of the year-end ATP championship, in which the eight highest-ranked players compete in a round-robin format.
• match point: Situation in which the player who is leading needs one more point to win the match. Variations of the term are possible, e.g. championship point is the match point in the final match of a championship.
• Mercedes Super 9: Former name for the nine ATP Masters Series Tournaments
• mini-break: Point won from the opponent's serve. The term is usually used in a tiebreak, but it can be used during normal service games as well. To be "up a mini-break" means that the player has one more mini-break than his/her opponent.
• mini-hold: Point won by the server, usually in a tiebreak.
• mis-hit: Stroke in which the racket fails to make contact with the ball in the "sweetspot" area of the strings.
• mixed doubles: Match played by four players, two male, two female, one of each sex per side of the court.
• moonball: Offensive rally stroke hit high above the net. The difference from what's called a lob is that this is not necessarily a defensive Hail Mary attempt from out of position, nor is there any particular intent to force the opponent go on a chase.
• MOP: Point at 0–30; stands for major opportunity point.