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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Carlos Alcaraz and Team Europe. Fritz — who won a huge match against Alcaraz on Saturday night — clinched the victory for Team World in a 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) tiebreak win over world No. 3 Alexander Zverev of Germany at Chase Center in San Francisco.
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
The American won the fourth set tiebreak 18-16 before Borg went on to win the five-set epic.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Voters also love Sterling K. Brown, so his role in Paradise could be the tiebreak if things get too close between Scott and Wyle.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Krejčíková hung in, saved more match points and won the tiebreak to take the match into a third set.
—The Athletic Tennis Staff, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
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Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
The American won the fourth set tiebreak 18-16 before Borg went on to win the five-set epic.
—Reuters, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Voters also love Sterling K. Brown, so his role in Paradise could be the tiebreak if things get too close between Scott and Wyle.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Krejčíková hung in, saved more match points and won the tiebreak to take the match into a third set.
—The Athletic Tennis Staff, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Tiebreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiebreak. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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