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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Still, the play was workmanlike, and after an exciting rally to hold off set point, Sinner eventually forced a tiebreak, winning it 7-4.
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Vogue, 26 Jan. 2025
Down 8-7 in a deciding tiebreak having been match point down in normal time, Keys hit an ace and an unreturned serve before claiming her own match point with a final big swing that Swiatek couldn’t return onto the court.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
Sinner overcame a break in the first game of the match to take the first set in a tiebreak.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Alcaraz will be having visions of the two forehands Djokovic unleashed in the decisive tiebreak at the Olympics with the gold medal on the line.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
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Vogue, 26 Jan. 2025
Down 8-7 in a deciding tiebreak having been match point down in normal time, Keys hit an ace and an unreturned serve before claiming her own match point with a final big swing that Swiatek couldn’t return onto the court.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025
Sinner overcame a break in the first game of the match to take the first set in a tiebreak.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Alcaraz will be having visions of the two forehands Djokovic unleashed in the decisive tiebreak at the Olympics with the gold medal on the line.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Tiebreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiebreak. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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