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Double fault

Meaning in sports & fitness, with examples

nounCommon term

In sports & fitness, double fault means: Two unsuccessful serves in a row on the same point in tennis, causing the server to lose that point.

In Turkish: çift hata

How it is used

Tennis commentary uses double fault for a serving error, not two unrelated mistakes.

Example sentences

  1. A double fault gave her opponent the opening point.

    Both serving chances fail on the same point.

  2. He finished the match without a single double fault.

    The statement counts one particular type of serving error.

Common collocations

  • commit a double fault
  • avoid a double fault
  • serveTo start a point in tennis, volleyball, badminton or table tennis by hitting the ball or shuttlecock to the opponent; as a noun, the shot itself.
  • pointA unit in a scoring system, or a single score won during a game, match, or contest.

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