Djokovic won the game in a tie-break in the third set.
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With both girls dripping sweat, a referee eventually called a tie-break.
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In the previous set's tie break, Federer sent a forehand and a backhand long.
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Bertens held at 5-563 and then forced a tie-break with an ace.
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If I lost the tie-break, I think the match would have been really tough.
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I was playing really well in the tie-break, returning really well and serving really good.
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Basilashvili clawed his way back to drag the set into a tie-break, which he won.
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Williams also played in the Tie Break Tens exhibition at Madison Square Garden on Monday night.
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Nishioka forced a tie-break in the second, which he won when Opelka sent a groundstroke long.
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She blasted six aces but faltered in the opening set tie-break to allow Keys to take control.
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The Americans adjusted, battled back to win the fourth and were leading the tie-break before going down.
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He also was unhappy that after he led the tie-break 2-1, Khachanov scored four consecutive points.
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Williams capitalized on Ostapenko's errors to finally break ahead 20-212 before her own miscues forced another tie break.
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The Williams sisters were in New York City this week taking part in the Tie Break Tens tennis tournament.
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It's quite unreal to be two match points down, to come back, [and] play a tie break at 12-12.
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He survived a fight-back from Raonic in the second set, before wrapping up the match in the tie-break.
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Instead, IFAB want to try a new sequence that replicates the switch of serve between tennis players in a tie break.
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I was lucky I did a really good job in the tie-break and I was focused in the second set.
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Mladenovic got off to a strong start in the tie-break and took the second set after winning two long rallies.
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Battling to stay in the match, Makarova dominated the second set tie-break and then steamrolled Goerges to claim the title.
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"Tie Break Tens is a great concept and we will see and play some exciting matches," Nadal said in a statement.
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Ultimately, though, Kyrgios won the final set on a tie-break, having missed match points in the third and fourth sets.
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Tie Break Tens kicked off this week at Madison Square Garden in New York City for its first-ever U.S. tournament.
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Anderson finally pulled ahead of Djokovic in the beginning of the third set and held on, leading it to a tie-break.
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If two of them oppose the bill, Vice President Mike Pence would be needed for a tie-break vote in the Senate.
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Sixteen years earlier, JPM won the CART IndyCar title on a tie-break by edging Dario Franchitti on race victories, 7-3.
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The current American Health Care Act bill only requires 50 votes in the Senate (and a tie-break by Vice President Mike Pence).
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In the opening set tie-break, she drew errors from her Czech opponent and then closed it out with a precise backhand pass.
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Fissette knew, from watching previous games, Azarenka tended to hit her backhand shots wide when she had the advantage on a tie break.
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The 20-year-old broke back with some big first serves to level at 5-5 before taking the set in the tie-break.
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Frenchman Monfils also needed to win a tie-break to defeat Bautista Agut in the third set of their rain-delayed quarter-final match.
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However, the 16-times grand slam winner will be part of the winner-takes all Tie Break Tens event at Melbourne Park on Jan.
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Serving for the set he held five set points but Djokovic saved the lot and broke back, eventually sealing the match on a tie break.
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After surrendering the first set in a tie break, world number 11 Kvitova fell further behind as she trailed 10-1 in the second set.
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Kerber continued her dominance in the second and almost sealed victory before Wozniacki regained her composure to force a tie break and clinch the set.
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The Australian took the first set 6-0003, hitting an impressive 18 winners, before taking the second 7-6 (7-1) in a tie-break.
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That allowed Team World to catch up and push play into the final match in which Federer put away Kyrgios in a dramatic tie-break.
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Kyrgios and Alex De Minaur beat Jamie Murray and Joe Salisbury by way of a thrilling 18-16 third set tie-break victory in Sydney.
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The match, which England won by the thinnest of margins after a tie-break Super Over, was watched by more than 8 million people in Britain.
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Pavlyuchenkova double-faulted to fall back to 0-30 at 6-5, two points from elimination, but bravely rallied to take Williams into a tie break.
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After Connors and Vilas split the first two sets, Vilas won the third in a tie-break and swiftly took a commanding lead in the fourth.
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He fought back after losing a first set tie-break to Fritz to claim his 40th tour-level win of the season in one hour 49 minutes.
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Both sides had match points in a pulsating fifth set but the local boys eventually won a final-set tie break after more than four hours' play.
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He somehow lost the fourth set to love in 18 minutes - less time than he took to win a marathon 12-10 tie break in the third.
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The tie-break seemed to deflate Khachanov as Nadal moved in for the kill, grabbing the early break in the fourth to jump in front 2-1.
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The American was on the verge of victory in the fourth set tie break, when during the changeover, a ball girl accidentally clattered into his right knee.
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However, Giorgi cut out the misfires and dialed in her groundstrokes in the second set, striking a forehand winner in the tie-break to level the match.
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Vandeweghe, who beat Sasnovich on Saturday before Sabalenka stunned Stephens, came from behind to win a first set tie-break on Sunday before breezing through the second set.
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Down 22-20 in the tie break, Williams ran off five straight points, including a forehand winner to move ahead 21-21, to take control and ultimately prevail.
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Federer chucked away two championship points in the fifth set, allowing Djokovic to get back into the match, winning a tie break after almost five hours of play.
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The Tie Break Tens, which borrows from the faster-paced concepts being used in sports like Twenty20 cricket and Rugby Sevens, pits eight players in a knockout format.
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Those fears vanished in a high-quality opening set in which Murray was dragged into an epic 22-point tie break despite forging ahead with an early break of serve.
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Tsonga put up some stout resistance early in the match but that crumbled in the first set tie break when he elected not to play at a blazing backhand pass.
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Reminded the tie-break was an extended first-to-ten-points affair, the 22-year-old regrouped, won it 10-6 and was later able to see the funny side.
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Then last year, he stepped it up again, heading the points table until the championship was famously snatched from his grasp at the last gasp... and on a tie-break.
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But Khachanov was also in the mood for a fight and the third set went to a tie-break which Nadal won 9-7 with the help of three double faults.
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Unless Chief Justice John Roberts shocked Washington by wading in with a tie-break, Democrats need one more Republican to break ranks and upend GOP plans for a swift Trump acquittal.
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But the Bulgarian, who sent down 26 aces in the match, took the fight to the Spaniard in the second set, coming from 13-21 down in a tie-break to level.
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The Serb failed to close out the first set when he served at 5-4, but dominated the tie-break as the Frenchman paid the price for a typically high-risk strategy.
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At 237-5 and with the crowd against him, Djokovic did enough to hold, before Federer did the same, forcing another tie break, where he let Federer beat himself with numerous errors.
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Bautista Agut won the set comfortably and the third went to a tie break which Monfils led 5-0 before sealing victory with a huge forehand winner after more than two hours.
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Nadal broke back to win the sixth game and earned three set points at 5-4 but world number nine Thiem saved each one to eventually hold and force the tie-break.
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Her return will begin at the Tie Break Tens, a one-day exhibition tournament on Monday at Madison Square Garden, where she will join Serena Williams, Venus Williams and five other players.
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Unlike traditional tournaments with matches that can last hours, the Tie Break Tens tournament is designed to provide fans rapid-fire games, where they can see multiple stars all under one roof.
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The situation was even worse on Suzanne Lenglen, the No. 2 court, where American 13th seed Madison Keys took on Japan's exciting talent Naomi Osaka, winning after a tight second-set tie break.
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A Del Potro double fault put Shapovalov up a break at 24-26 in the second set, but nerves appeared to get to the tournament wildcard, who needed a tie-break to prevail.
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The players traded service breaks and blazing passing shots in the final set but Murray showed steady nerves to win the tie-break, closing out the match with a deftly placed overhead smash.
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Begu did not appear to be at her best following a difficult Round of 16 clash against Monica Puig which was decided by a third set tie-break under the lights on Thursday.
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There was the mandatory under-arm serve, a half-court lap of honor after winning a key point in a tie break, repeated collapses to the floor in mock - or perhaps real - exhaustion.
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In the third round last Friday, the 38-year-old clawed back from a set down to beat John Millman via a fifth set tie break in which he was trailing 8-4.
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But three double faults from Kvitova allowed Osaka to break back in the eighth game and the 2018 US Open champion eventually took the opening set in a tie break, conceding a solitary point.
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" On Monday, Williams, 36, and her tennis champ sister Venus, 37, played together in the Tie Break Tens tournament at Madison Square Garden — prompting Venus to praise her little sister: "She's got power, depth.
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When he resumed, obviously in some discomfort, he went on to squander two break points before losing the first set 7-3 in a tie-break and then deciding to retire from the contest.
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Paire fired three consecutive backhand winners and went on to force another tie-break before Humbert finally sealed victory to ensure he will jump inside the top 45 for the first time on Monday.
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The pair then exchanged a couple of breaks in the deciding set before the tie-break and Barty appeared to feed off the home fans' energy to secure victory on her second match point.
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She did, however, hold her nerve during the first set tie-break to edge ahead and then finally broke in the 12th game of the second set to seal a spot in the last four.
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The big-hitting Giorgi, on the comeback trail after wrist and ankle injuries, prevailed in an opening tie break, then dominated the 17-year-old in the second set, winning five games in a row.
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Kyrgios and his partner Alex De Minaur overcame Jamie Murray and Joe Salisbury by way of a thrilling 18-16 third set tie break victory in Sydney, subsequently knocking the Britons out of the tournament.
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Ranked 141st in the world after two years plagued by injury, Del Potro came back from a set down against Nadal to win the day, prevailing in a tense tie-break in the decisive third set.
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"She will 100 percent be there," said Felicity Barnard, the chief executive of Tie Break Tens, who said both Serena and her older sister Venus Williams confirmed several months ago that they would attend the event.
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The Romanian sixth seed surrendered her serve twice in the opening four games to trail 4-1 but delved into her wealth of experience to finally subdue her 90th-ranked opponent 7-5 in the tie break.
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"I feel lucky to win the tie-break but at the same time, I played well with not many mistakes as I went for the points," said Nadal, who is looking for his fourth title at Indian Wells.
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Djokovic and Goffin traded service breaks in the seventh and eighth games before battling to a tie-break which the Serb clinched 7-5 after his opponent, reaching high for a lob, hit a backhand volley into the net.
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After fighting back from 4-1 down in the opening set, Osaka could easily have won it - she was 3-0 up in the tie-break before Venus, showing her characteristic grit and calm, took the next seven points.
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From Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer teaming up in doubles to the Swiss clinching the title in a tie-break in the final match, the organizers served up a three-day tournament that appealed to both fans and players.
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Players have used the Tie Break Tens to get match ready for bigger tournaments, and the New York event, the first one in North America, will be held in advance of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif.
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There are three ways a laamb match ends: when a fighter's shoulders, two hands or knees touch the ground, if the crowd overwhelmingly supports one fighter, or if the referee steps in to break up the fighters in a tie-break.
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The Frenchman saved two match points in the 10th game with booming forehands to take the set into another tie-break but again lost momentum with erratic play and the match ended when he blasted a forehand service return wide.
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The BBC called it a "rare show of emotion" from Federer, and it all began in the second set after he had already surrendered control in the first when he lost five points in a row in the tie-break.
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Khachanov, with Nadal serving for the match, dug deep to break the Spaniard yet again and force another tie-break but that was as far as the Russian revolt went with Nadal progressing to a fourth round meeting with Nikoloz Basilashvili.
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Djokovic, playing his first match since his shock third-round Wimbledon loss to American Sam Querrey, fell behind 27-24 in the tie-break before switching gears and winning the next six points to seal the win in one hour, 26 minutes.
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German Zverev needed to be at his sharpest to get past the South African stalwart but won the final five points of the third set tie-break to ensure Europe would keep the trophy they won at the inaugural event in Prague last year.
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The unseeded Chung, 24, went 24-20 up against the 13-time Grand Slam champion in the first set on the newly renamed Rafa Nadal Court at the Real Tennis Club and forced a tie-break, which the Spaniard eventually won with little trouble.
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Defending champion Djokovic had fewer problems against the 35-year-old Spaniard than in his three-set second-round test with Nicolas Almagro on Wednesday, taking the first set 6-4 before breaking in the 12th game of the second to avoid a tie-break.
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At 5-5, Federer was two points from taking the opening set, but Djokovic's precision on serve got him back into the game when it mattered most, holding his serve, before taking the tie break two games later by winning four points in a row.
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Because of the injury, Kyrgios struggled to win returning points against Medvedev's serve, so the only real route to success available to him was to keep his composure if tie break opportunities presented themselves to him — which they did, and which he took, and won.
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Having lost to Verdasco in the opening round of the Australian Open in January, Nadal dominated early before digging in late in the second set to put the match away, saving five set points in the tie-break to triumph after falling 24-27 behind.
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Paire ensured he closed out the set the next game but his frustration levels increased in the second set and he smashed a ball out of the stadium when he was broken and then complained throughout the tie-break of a fan heckling him.
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There are several reasons for this, ranging from the slowness of certain Trump nominees to submit background-check and conflict-of-interest paperwork, to controversial choices like DeVos, who garnered fierce opposition and required the first tie-break vote for a Cabinet nominee in US history.
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That set Nadal and hometown Czech Berdych up for a clean sweep with the crowd behind them, but the pair started slowly and were eventually beaten 6-3 83-7(7) 1-27 (26-23) with the encounter decided in a 27-point match tie break.
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She had a minor scare on Thursday when Taiwan's Hseih Su-wei forced a second-set tie-break, but the Slovak was pleased with her mental toughness to shake off two dropped match points and close out the 6-4 7-6(8) victory in one hour and 43 minutes.
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Williams, however, took control of the tie-break, moving ahead 3-0 and 6-2 before sealing the win.. "I just tried not to go too big, because I can go so big and I have a lot of power and it's not always easy to control it," Williams said.
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Opelka, 26, was very much in the mix against the 28 runner-up as the first set went to a tie break but once that convincingly went the way of the favorite, Raonic took command to triumph 22.03-6 (1) 6-2 6-1 in a surprisingly rapid one hour and 83 minutes.
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After drama that had the Centre Court spectators on the edge of their seats, those championship points at 9-7 turned out to be critical, as Djokovic had multiple championship points of his own when the set was tied at 12-12, in a 6-3 tie break, in what had become the longest men's singles final in history.
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"While we know the instances of matches extending deep into the final set are rare, we feel that a tie-break at 12-113 strikes an equitable balance between allowing players ample opportunity to complete the match to advantage, while also providing certainty that the match will reach a conclusion in an acceptable time frame," Brook said.
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