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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The second set ultimately went all the way to a tiebreak, and after trading two mini-breaks apiece, the British pair gained a decisive two-point advantage, aided by a Pel double-fault.
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Leon Imber, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Fritz realigned in the fourth set and exploded from 4-1 down to 6-4 up with some aggressive points in the tiebreak.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Sinner pulled away clearly in the second set, only for Alcaraz to fight his way back to a tiebreak, but alas: At this point, despite the closeness of the scoreboard, Sinner was clearly dominant.
—Corey Seymour, Vogue, 8 June 2025
Sabalenka, one of the favorites to lift the Wimbledon title this year, had saved four match points in a tiebreak to escape 2022 champion Elena Rybakina the previous day, one of them coming via a fortunate net cord.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 21 June 2025
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Leon Imber, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Fritz realigned in the fourth set and exploded from 4-1 down to 6-4 up with some aggressive points in the tiebreak.
—Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Sinner pulled away clearly in the second set, only for Alcaraz to fight his way back to a tiebreak, but alas: At this point, despite the closeness of the scoreboard, Sinner was clearly dominant.
—Corey Seymour, Vogue, 8 June 2025
Sabalenka, one of the favorites to lift the Wimbledon title this year, had saved four match points in a tiebreak to escape 2022 champion Elena Rybakina the previous day, one of them coming via a fortunate net cord.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 21 June 2025
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“Tiebreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiebreak. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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