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Fritz, a 28-year old from California, hit six aces and won all 18 of his first serve points in the opening set without any double faults.—José Sánchez Córdova, Dallas Morning News, 15 Feb. 2026 Despite breaking back to level the first set at 1-1, Gauff served three double faults in her first two service games and trailed 1-3 in 19 minutes.—Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026 Gauff had five double faults and was 1-of-2 on break points.—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026 Of the three points Abdelkader won, two came from Schaedel double faults.—Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for double fault