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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Westview High School in San Diego placed fifth on team tiebreaks also with 3 out of 5 points.
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Magda Liszewska, Orange County Register, 24 Feb. 2025
Fonseca, however, the first man born in 2006 to reach an ATP Tour final, won the tiebreak 7-1.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
In the 10-point match tiebreak, Keys served up an ace and then a service winner to get to match point at 9-8.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
After losing to Keys 10-8 in that Melbourne tiebreak, Swiatek had none of the confusion and concern that came with her defeat to Noskova.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
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Magda Liszewska, Orange County Register, 24 Feb. 2025
Fonseca, however, the first man born in 2006 to reach an ATP Tour final, won the tiebreak 7-1.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
In the 10-point match tiebreak, Keys served up an ace and then a service winner to get to match point at 9-8.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
After losing to Keys 10-8 in that Melbourne tiebreak, Swiatek had none of the confusion and concern that came with her defeat to Noskova.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
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“Tiebreak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tiebreak. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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