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- noun Plural form of
tiebreak .
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Examples
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Federer is 13-2 in tiebreaks in Grand Slam finals.
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On the lawns of Wimbledon, widely considered the sport’s fastest surface, the percentage of sets ending in tiebreaks — the more tiebreaks, the more servers can be said to be dominating the game — has remained around 16 percent since 2002, down from the 21 percent peak in 1989.
Spin Doctors 2006
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On the lawns of Wimbledon, widely considered the sport’s fastest surface, the percentage of sets ending in tiebreaks — the more tiebreaks, the more servers can be said to be dominating the game — has remained around 16 percent since 2002, down from the 21 percent peak in 1989.
Spin Doctors 2006
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On the lawns of Wimbledon, widely considered the sport’s fastest surface, the percentage of sets ending in tiebreaks — the more tiebreaks, the more servers can be said to be dominating the game — has remained around 16 percent since 2002, down from the 21 percent peak in 1989.
Spin Doctors 2006
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Tennis brawls could be used to settle line disputes, tiebreaks, seedings.
Tennis May Need A Few More Brawls Jason Gay 2011
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Li lost in two tiebreaks to Serena Williams in the semis while Zheng lost badly to Henin, but Li will at least get a top-ten ranking out of her efforts as the better player overall.
intertribal: Do you come from the land down under? Where women glow and men plunder? intertribal 2010
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Then there is no-ad scoring in doubles, super tiebreaks and on-court coaching.
Courtside with Ana: No title, but a great run at Aussie 2008
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ANOTHER UPDATE: OK, got the five setter, but Roddick lost both tiebreaks!
Matthew DeBord: Wimbledon Tennis: In Final, Roger Federer Has No Chance 2009
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If he manages 3-4 aces and focuses on going after 2-3 returns, he can sprint to a quick lead and then try to hold on, edging out tiebreaks by scores of 8-6, 9-7, 10-8.
Matthew DeBord: Wimbledon Tennis: In Final, Roger Federer Has No Chance 2009
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"I had a little bit of an advantage in the tiebreaks having played more matches."
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