plural tiebreaks
: an additional contest or period of play used to select a winner when a competition or part of a competition ends in a tie : tiebreaker
a tennis tiebreak
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Krejčíková hung in, saved more match points and won the tiebreak to take the match into a third set.
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The Athletic Tennis Staff, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
As a result, the Bills earned a big win over a conference rival that is likely to have tiebreak implications come playoff time.
—Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
In the tiebreak, Sabalenka raced out to a 6-1 lead, going for it from the baseline and taking advantage of some Anisimova errors.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
He’s only been pushed to a tiebreak once in his five matches.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
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The Athletic Tennis Staff, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
As a result, the Bills earned a big win over a conference rival that is likely to have tiebreak implications come playoff time.
—Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
In the tiebreak, Sabalenka raced out to a 6-1 lead, going for it from the baseline and taking advantage of some Anisimova errors.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
He’s only been pushed to a tiebreak once in his five matches.
—Ben Morse, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Tiebreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiebreak. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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