double fault

noun

: two consecutive serving faults in tennis that result in the loss of a point
double-fault intransitive verb

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Draper also hit 10 double faults as his first serve largely deserted him, while both players converted attacking positions into points less often than the tour average. Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025 Gauff struggled with her serve throughout the tournament and had eight double faults against Bencic, with only four aces. Staff and News Service Reports, Orange County Register, 13 Mar. 2025 In her three matches at the Australian Open, Raducanu served 24 double faults and was broken 16 times in six sets. Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 Committing 12 double faults, Gauff struggled with her serve, and Linette broke the American four times. Gauff, who turned 21 a few weeks ago, seemed to take control of the second set with a break to draw even at 3-3 and then went up 4-3 on consecutive aces. Manasi Pathak, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for double fault

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First Known Use

circa 1909, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of double fault was circa 1909

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“Double fault.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20fault. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.

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