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What does double-fault mean?

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Verb
  1. (tennis) To commit a double fault.
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The defending Wimbledon champion then clinched the tie-break after a double-fault from his opponent.
A second double-fault allowed Kiefer to break again to lead 5-2 but he failed to serve out the match, putting a forehand wide down the line on break point.
The Serb then double-faulted as Baghdatis broke back and in the tiebreak Djokovic threw his racket in disgust after another double-fault put the Cypriot on top.
But Enqvist stormed back to tie it, only to double-fault on his last serve before Agassi hit a backhand cross-court winner to end the first set.
A nervy-looking Ward, who reached the semi-finals at Queen's last month, lost his first service game courtesy of a double-fault and a wildly over-hit forehand.
Henman messed up the first-set tie-break after coming back from 5-down only to double-fault at 5-5 and allow Saulnier to serve out.

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