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double fault
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double fault
n.
Two successive service faults in tennis, resulting in the loss of a point.

double-fault (dbl-fôlt) v.

double fault Tennis
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Tennis) the serving of two faults in succession, thereby losing a point
vb double-fault
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Tennis) (intr) to serve a double fault
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Noun1.double fault - (tennis) two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the point
lawn tennis, tennis - a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
fault - (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area); "he served too many double faults"


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Agassi faltered in the first set, double-faulting to be broken when serving for the set up 5-4.
Ilie didn't help himself by double-faulting three times in one game.
Schnyder, seeded fourth, lost to Russia's Elena Lichovtseva 7-5, 6-3 in the second round, after double-faulting at match point.
 
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