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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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Clement recovered from dropping the opening set as he edged a tough three-hour encounter, saving a match point in the tiebreak in the decider to book a meeting with Croatian third seed Ivan Ljubicic.
The sixth seed blasted winners from both sides throughout the match, winning a tight first set 7-3 in the tiebreak and then getting the only break of the second to secure his fourth title of the year.
After the weather enforced 'first to eight supersets' of Thursday, it was back to the usual Liverpool International for mat of two sets, with a Super Tiebreak decider in the event of a draw yesterday.
 
 
 
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