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Despite opening with a double fault, Mboko closed it out when another Osaka forehand soared long.
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Manasi Pathak, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
When Swiatek did break and served for the match at 6-5, Keys found a clutch forehand winner into the postage stamp and a return deep to Swiatek’s shoelaces to turn the game and earn a double fault that sent the match into a 10-point tiebreak.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Collins got what looked like the decisive break with plenty of help from Gauff, who started the next game with two double faults, then plunked in soft balls on the next 3 points to allow Collins to hammer returns through the court.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 July 2025
His serve tested the net far too often with nine double faults, but there was a pathway as Fognini started to visibly tire at the end of the third set.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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Manasi Pathak, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
When Swiatek did break and served for the match at 6-5, Keys found a clutch forehand winner into the postage stamp and a return deep to Swiatek’s shoelaces to turn the game and earn a double fault that sent the match into a 10-point tiebreak.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
Collins got what looked like the decisive break with plenty of help from Gauff, who started the next game with two double faults, then plunked in soft balls on the next 3 points to allow Collins to hammer returns through the court.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 July 2025
His serve tested the net far too often with nine double faults, but there was a pathway as Fognini started to visibly tire at the end of the third set.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
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“Double fault.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20fault. Accessed 25 Aug. 2025.
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