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service break

noun

Tennis.
  1. an instance of a player winning a game against a server.
  2. a game won against an opponent's service.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of service break1

First recorded in 1950–55
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He won the fourth set, again with a service break in the 10th game, recovering immediately to win three points after mis-hitting a forehand so far out that it shocked the Rod Laver Arena crowd.

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The second set was tight, until Sabalenka got a service break in the ninth game.

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It was Fritz who got the first service break to open the second set, having fended off eight in the first set against him.

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Gauff took the vital service break in the eighth game and again faced a break point before serving out the set and match.

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That meant Rune got the point, and when he won the next one, too, he had a service break.

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