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Meaning of double-break | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

In a set, an advantage equivalent to two breaks of serve.

Examples

“In the seventh game of the deciding set, one backhand came in at a thundering 99mph – this was followed by a lightening forehand return from Nadal's next serve to make it 30-love. A double-break would have left Nadal with no out-clause, but he clung on to pull the score back to 4-3.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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