tiebreak
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Definition of tiebreak
: tiebreaker a tennis tiebreak
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The 10-time champion saved four set points in the nail-biting tiebreak. — Ravi Ubha, CNN, "French Open 2018: Maria Sharapova wins on return as Rafael Nadal tested," 29 May 2018 Marrero saved a match point with a dive volley in the third-set tiebreak, but the pair lost the fourth set quickly, in 27 minutes. — Ben Rothenberg, New York Times, "Signs of Possible Match-Fixing in Wimbledon Men’s Doubles," 11 July 2018 Basically, this crazy tiebreak scenario can only occur if a few things happen exactly like this: First, the Flyers must lose to the Rangers by exactly two goals (in regulation, obviously). — Tim Hackett, SI.com, "Here's the Crazy Scenario That Would Result in an NHL Tiebreaker Game," 6 Apr. 2018 In the third set tiebreak against Nadal, Shapovalov was exhausted and in pain. — Chloé Cooper Jones, GQ, "Denis Shapovalov Is the Thrilling, Gutsy Teen of Tennis," 25 May 2018 These tiebreaks will determine each team's odds of getting the top pick, as well as establish their place in the standings for how teams will be slotted outside of the top three. — Khadrice Rollins, SI.com, "NBA Draft Lottery Order: Regular-Season Standings Tiebreakers, Traded Picks, Lottery Odds," 12 Apr. 2018 Nadal played a trio of uncharacteristically loose points, then del Potro stole the set in a tiebreak. — Jon Wertheim, SI.com, "Four Thoughts From Four Quarterfinals: Rafa-Djokovic to Meet, Federer Upset," 11 July 2018 Isner started his campaign in Miami with an up and down three-set win over Jiri Vesely, but then didn't drop another set until losing the first on a tiebreak to Zverev in the final. — CNN, "John Isner wins first Masters 1000 event, the 'best moment' of his career," 2 Apr. 2018 In the ensuing tiebreak, Verdasco hit consecutive double faults. — Ben Rothenberg, New York Times, "Signs of Possible Match-Fixing in Wimbledon Men’s Doubles," 11 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'tiebreak.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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