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Meanings of double fault in English

We have no meanings for "double fault" in our records yet.
Usage of double fault in English
1
Wasting this crisis deal opportunity, though, would amount to a double fault.
Reuters
2
The game falls to his opponent, however, after an unfortunate double fault.
The Guardian
3
Murray can't convert them though: a double fault takes it to deuce.
The Guardian
4
Murray takes the game but there was another double fault in there.
The Guardian
5
A double fault is bad in singles, but it is inexcusable in doubles.
The Art of Lawn Tennis
6
This game included some tough rallies but Lacko ends with a double fault.
The Guardian
7
Murray averts the danger, but then throws in a double fault.
The Guardian
8
The Australian fired down a anti-climactic double fault to bow out.
The Guardian
9
He served a double fault to Tommy, and then a fault to Audrey.
The Lion's Share
10
A double fault allows Kendrick to move back on terms.
The Guardian
11
Do not applaud a net cord or a double fault.
Reuters
12
Yet, with uncanny predictability, a double fault from Murray helped Nishikori back into the lead.
The Guardian
13
One more double fault was enough to bring the 15-year-old's debut to an inauspicious end.
The Guardian
14
He was hitting cleanly and ferociously, and Murray hardly helped himself with a double fault.
The Guardian
15
Worryingly for his admirers, Murray conceded the game with a double fault of his own.
The Guardian
16
That's why I wasn't particularly surprised he hit a double fault at five-all in the breaker.
The Guardian
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Double fault through the time
Double fault across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common