Definition of tiebreak
: tiebreaker
- a tennis tiebreak
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The 26-year-old Carreno Busta won on the third match point of the tiebreak to record his first victory over Anderson in five attempts. Thursday night’s men’s quarterfinal between Germany’s Alexander Zverev, the No.
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With nothing to separate the two after 12 games, the set went to a tiebreak and Federer celebrated victory at 7-5 as Del Potro's return of serve sailed long.
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Is tradition the only reason all Slams except the U.S. Open eschew the final set tiebreak?
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Already having one loss in the division and two in the conference would be problematic in tiebreak scenarios.
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Kyrgios had been handed a point penalty for an audible obscenity in the tiebreak and left the steamy arena moments later.
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Pliskova threw her racket in frustration after losing the first set tiebreak.
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Yet, Kim’s opponent Daniel Gilbert rallied to win the first set in a tiebreak (7-4), then walked off with a 6-3 win in Set two to even the match.
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The American came out firing with her trademark power game, chalking up both winners and unforced errors and eventually taking the first set in a tiebreak.
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First Known Use of tiebreak
1970
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