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deuce

1. 
a. a playing card or dice with two pips or spots; two
b. a throw of two in dice
2. Tennis a tied score (in tennis 40-all) that requires one player to gain two successive points to win the game
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Henman was taken to deuce in his opening service game but held and then broke the 25-year-old in the fourth game to lead 3-1.
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Ljubicic, backed by a small but vocal Croatian support, opted to serve first, but Murray benefited from a trio of unforced errors to earn three break points, which he squandered to go to deuce.
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