Noun
tiebreak (plural tiebreaks)
(sports) A tiebreaker, a game or an extension to a game played to resolve a tied score.
Dominic Thiem appeared to be sliding to defeat when he trailed 0-4 in the third-set tiebreak but stormed back to claim a 7-5, 6-7(10), 7-6(5) victory in just under three hours. Source: Internet
But the German showed plenty of fight in the second set as he came back from a break down and overcame four double-faults and 15 unforced errors to level the match by winning the tiebreak before unleashing an extended roar. Source: Internet
Did someone say ✋? plays a solid tiebreak against Medvedev to take the fourth set 7-6(2) and level things up on Margaret Court Arena. Source: Internet
Down 6-5 in the third set and with Rus serving for the match, a drained Williams looked down for the count but she picked herself up to break the Dutchwoman to force a deciding tiebreak. Source: Internet
He wasn’t far away in a narrow 7-5 6-7 (10-12) 7-6 (7-5) defeat to Austrian world No. 3 Thiem, which lasted two hours and 54 minutes, and praised his opponent’s performance as he clawed his way back from 0-4 down in the final set tiebreak. Source: Internet
He won the 64-player Swiss system tournament at Daugavpils on tiebreak over Igor V. Ivanov to capture the sole qualifying place. Source: Internet