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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Both matches opened with a blowout set and ended with Djokovic winning a tiebreak.
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Andreeva, who beat compatriot Veronika Kudermetova in her opening match, served for the first set at 5-4 but was broken at love before Anisimova eventually took it in the tiebreak.
—Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Keys did exactly that, taking the momentum from the tiebreak and breaking Vekic to open the third.
—Staff and News Service Reports, Orange County Register, 13 Mar. 2025
Griekspoor pounced in the tiebreak, winning the set and gaining a foothold in the match when Zverev hit a routine forehand long.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
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Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Andreeva, who beat compatriot Veronika Kudermetova in her opening match, served for the first set at 5-4 but was broken at love before Anisimova eventually took it in the tiebreak.
—Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Keys did exactly that, taking the momentum from the tiebreak and breaking Vekic to open the third.
—Staff and News Service Reports, Orange County Register, 13 Mar. 2025
Griekspoor pounced in the tiebreak, winning the set and gaining a foothold in the match when Zverev hit a routine forehand long.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Tiebreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiebreak. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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