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tie-break
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noun
- tennis a method of deciding quickly the result of a set drawn at six-all, usually involving the playing of one deciding game for the best of twelve points in which the service changes after odd-numbered points
- any contest or game played to decide a winner when contestants have tied scores
Example Sentences
Breathing heavily and wiping his face on a towel between every point, Djokovic could only watch as Mensik sent three excellent serves past him to force a tie-break, before the Serb whacked his thigh with his racquet after dropping the opening point in it.
But the 24-time Grand Slam champion had to dig deep in the second, with some impressive serving allowing him to recover from 5-2 down to force a tie-break and clinch the win.
But she showed remarkable mental toughness to hold serve for 6-5, managing to step up her level again in a superb tie-break, before Pegula outlasted her in the decider.
The world number 54 sent down 21 aces, including four in taking the first-set tie-break.
When play eventually resumed the set stayed with serve to force another tie-break, which Mensik took to reach the third round of a ATP Masters 1000 event for the third time in his career.
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