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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He and Medvedev could not be separated until the tiebreak.
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Leon Imber, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Murray fought back by winning the next on the tiebreak.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Having won 10 of the last 11 points, Alcaraz held serve to go up 6-5, with the match now approaching four hours in length, and Sinner held serve in the next game, forcing a tiebreak, which Alcaraz dominated, 7-3.
—Corey Seymour, Vogue, 8 June 2025
Sinner forced a tiebreak, but the Spaniard had the momentum now and recovered from a mini-break to force a fifth set.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 8 June 2025
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Leon Imber, New York Times, 22 June 2025
Murray fought back by winning the next on the tiebreak.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Having won 10 of the last 11 points, Alcaraz held serve to go up 6-5, with the match now approaching four hours in length, and Sinner held serve in the next game, forcing a tiebreak, which Alcaraz dominated, 7-3.
—Corey Seymour, Vogue, 8 June 2025
Sinner forced a tiebreak, but the Spaniard had the momentum now and recovered from a mini-break to force a fifth set.
—Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 8 June 2025
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“Tiebreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiebreak. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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