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tie-break

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tie-break, tie-breaker
Tennis a method of deciding quickly the result of a set drawn at six-all, usually involving the playing of one deciding game for the best of twelve points in which the service changes after every two points


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Britain's Andy Murray laboured to a third set tie-break victory over Spain's Fernando Verdasco in their final Group A game at the World Tour Finals on Thursday.
Britain's Andy Murray laboured to a third set tie-break victory over Spain's Fernando Verdasco in their final Group A game at the World Tour Finals on Thursday.
The pair's recent results support this theory with Gonzalez having played at least one tie-break in seven of his last 16 matches and Isner playing tie-breaks in 16 of his last 23.
 
 
 
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