Definition of double fault in English:

double fault

noun

Tennis

An instance of two consecutive faults in serving, counting as a point against the server.
Example sentencesExamples
- The British No 2, now up to No 98 in the rankings, was not disturbed by 12 double faults in the match.
- She admitted to being a little rusty, which showed in several double faults and foot faults.
- The Frenchman serves two consecutive double faults before sending an attempted lob clear of the baseline.
- But she stuttered badly in the second with a string of double faults, helping Seles to take four games on the trot to claim the set from 2-4 down.
- She found herself down 3-0 after getting broken in her first two service games with four double faults and failing to get a ball back in Raymond's first service game.

verb

[no object]

Serve a double fault.
she double-faulted on the final point
Example sentencesExamples
- Last year, when she double-faulted at break point in the Wimbledon final against her sister, there were dark rumours that it had been decreed as Serena's year.
- Serving for her first place in the semi-finals of the French Open in 11 years, she tensed up, double-faulted and blew a match point.
- The 29-year-old, who twice double-faulted on match point, promptly collapsed in a heap - before leaping up the steps to embrace his father courtside.
- She double-faulted at match point when leading 5-4 in the second set to allow sixth-seeded Williams back into the contest, but regrouped in the third to complete her victory.
- He dropped one last forehand on the baseline to reach match point, and when Agassi double-faulted, Calleri sank to his knees in jubilation.
- He double-faulted on his serve; he flubbed a shot at the net.
- The two held serve in the next two games with Davenport taking the tiebreaker 7-1 as Williams double-faulted twice and sprayed her inconsistent forehands into the net.
- A shaky Karlovic double-faulted twice to lose the first game, then double-faulted twice more in his next service game to fall behind 3-0.
- After two evenly-matched sets, Haas double-faulted in the ninth game of the third set to hand Agassi a 5-4 lead, and the American held on to win.
- 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.
- 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.
- She double-faulted to lose her serve for 4-all, then double-faulted again in the final game to reach match point.
- Rafter started the brighter and broke serve when Agassi double-faulted, holding out to take the first set.
- In the next game, Hingis double-faulted to give Capriati setpoint and then sliced a backhand long to hand the American the set in 39 minutes.
- Agassi, seeded No 1 at Queen's and playing here for the first time, was tentative with his usually solid ground strokes and double-faulted 14 times.
- But the Williams serve went awry in the seventh game allowing Capriati to counter-attack and then double-faulting to lose her serve for the second time.

Definition of double fault in US English:

double fault

nounˈˌdəbəl ˈfôltˈˌdəbəl ˈfɔlt

Tennis

An instance of two consecutive faults in serving, counting as a point against the server.
Example sentencesExamples
- She found herself down 3-0 after getting broken in her first two service games with four double faults and failing to get a ball back in Raymond's first service game.
- She admitted to being a little rusty, which showed in several double faults and foot faults.
- The British No 2, now up to No 98 in the rankings, was not disturbed by 12 double faults in the match.
- But she stuttered badly in the second with a string of double faults, helping Seles to take four games on the trot to claim the set from 2-4 down.
- The Frenchman serves two consecutive double faults before sending an attempted lob clear of the baseline.

verbˈˌdəbəl ˈfôltˈˌdəbəl ˈfɔlt

[no object]

Serve a double fault.
she double-faulted on the final point
Example sentencesExamples
- She double-faulted to lose her serve for 4-all, then double-faulted again in the final game to reach match point.
- 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.
- Agassi, seeded No 1 at Queen's and playing here for the first time, was tentative with his usually solid ground strokes and double-faulted 14 times.
- 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.
- He double-faulted on his serve; he flubbed a shot at the net.
- After two evenly-matched sets, Haas double-faulted in the ninth game of the third set to hand Agassi a 5-4 lead, and the American held on to win.
- A shaky Karlovic double-faulted twice to lose the first game, then double-faulted twice more in his next service game to fall behind 3-0.
- She double-faulted at match point when leading 5-4 in the second set to allow sixth-seeded Williams back into the contest, but regrouped in the third to complete her victory.
- The 29-year-old, who twice double-faulted on match point, promptly collapsed in a heap - before leaping up the steps to embrace his father courtside.
- In the next game, Hingis double-faulted to give Capriati setpoint and then sliced a backhand long to hand the American the set in 39 minutes.
- Rafter started the brighter and broke serve when Agassi double-faulted, holding out to take the first set.
- He dropped one last forehand on the baseline to reach match point, and when Agassi double-faulted, Calleri sank to his knees in jubilation.
- But the Williams serve went awry in the seventh game allowing Capriati to counter-attack and then double-faulting to lose her serve for the second time.
- The two held serve in the next two games with Davenport taking the tiebreaker 7-1 as Williams double-faulted twice and sprayed her inconsistent forehands into the net.
- Last year, when she double-faulted at break point in the Wimbledon final against her sister, there were dark rumours that it had been decreed as Serena's year.
- Serving for her first place in the semi-finals of the French Open in 11 years, she tensed up, double-faulted and blew a match point.

单词	double fault
释义	Definition of double fault in English: double fault noun Tennis An instance of two consecutive faults in serving, counting as a point against the server. Example sentencesExamples The British No 2, now up to No 98 in the rankings, was not disturbed by 12 double faults in the match. She admitted to being a little rusty, which showed in several double faults and foot faults. The Frenchman serves two consecutive double faults before sending an attempted lob clear of the baseline. But she stuttered badly in the second with a string of double faults, helping Seles to take four games on the trot to claim the set from 2-4 down. She found herself down 3-0 after getting broken in her first two service games with four double faults and failing to get a ball back in Raymond's first service game. verb [no object] Serve a double fault. she double-faulted on the final point Example sentencesExamples Last year, when she double-faulted at break point in the Wimbledon final against her sister, there were dark rumours that it had been decreed as Serena's year. Serving for her first place in the semi-finals of the French Open in 11 years, she tensed up, double-faulted and blew a match point. The 29-year-old, who twice double-faulted on match point, promptly collapsed in a heap - before leaping up the steps to embrace his father courtside. She double-faulted at match point when leading 5-4 in the second set to allow sixth-seeded Williams back into the contest, but regrouped in the third to complete her victory. He dropped one last forehand on the baseline to reach match point, and when Agassi double-faulted, Calleri sank to his knees in jubilation. He double-faulted on his serve; he flubbed a shot at the net. The two held serve in the next two games with Davenport taking the tiebreaker 7-1 as Williams double-faulted twice and sprayed her inconsistent forehands into the net. A shaky Karlovic double-faulted twice to lose the first game, then double-faulted twice more in his next service game to fall behind 3-0. After two evenly-matched sets, Haas double-faulted in the ninth game of the third set to hand Agassi a 5-4 lead, and the American held on to win. 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. 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. She double-faulted to lose her serve for 4-all, then double-faulted again in the final game to reach match point. Rafter started the brighter and broke serve when Agassi double-faulted, holding out to take the first set. In the next game, Hingis double-faulted to give Capriati setpoint and then sliced a backhand long to hand the American the set in 39 minutes. Agassi, seeded No 1 at Queen's and playing here for the first time, was tentative with his usually solid ground strokes and double-faulted 14 times. But the Williams serve went awry in the seventh game allowing Capriati to counter-attack and then double-faulting to lose her serve for the second time. Definition of double fault in US English: double fault nounˈˌdəbəl ˈfôltˈˌdəbəl ˈfɔlt Tennis An instance of two consecutive faults in serving, counting as a point against the server. Example sentencesExamples She found herself down 3-0 after getting broken in her first two service games with four double faults and failing to get a ball back in Raymond's first service game. She admitted to being a little rusty, which showed in several double faults and foot faults. The British No 2, now up to No 98 in the rankings, was not disturbed by 12 double faults in the match. But she stuttered badly in the second with a string of double faults, helping Seles to take four games on the trot to claim the set from 2-4 down. The Frenchman serves two consecutive double faults before sending an attempted lob clear of the baseline. verbˈˌdəbəl ˈfôltˈˌdəbəl ˈfɔlt [no object] Serve a double fault. she double-faulted on the final point Example sentencesExamples She double-faulted to lose her serve for 4-all, then double-faulted again in the final game to reach match point. 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. Agassi, seeded No 1 at Queen's and playing here for the first time, was tentative with his usually solid ground strokes and double-faulted 14 times. 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. He double-faulted on his serve; he flubbed a shot at the net. After two evenly-matched sets, Haas double-faulted in the ninth game of the third set to hand Agassi a 5-4 lead, and the American held on to win. A shaky Karlovic double-faulted twice to lose the first game, then double-faulted twice more in his next service game to fall behind 3-0. She double-faulted at match point when leading 5-4 in the second set to allow sixth-seeded Williams back into the contest, but regrouped in the third to complete her victory. The 29-year-old, who twice double-faulted on match point, promptly collapsed in a heap - before leaping up the steps to embrace his father courtside. In the next game, Hingis double-faulted to give Capriati setpoint and then sliced a backhand long to hand the American the set in 39 minutes. Rafter started the brighter and broke serve when Agassi double-faulted, holding out to take the first set. He dropped one last forehand on the baseline to reach match point, and when Agassi double-faulted, Calleri sank to his knees in jubilation. But the Williams serve went awry in the seventh game allowing Capriati to counter-attack and then double-faulting to lose her serve for the second time. The two held serve in the next two games with Davenport taking the tiebreaker 7-1 as Williams double-faulted twice and sprayed her inconsistent forehands into the net. Last year, when she double-faulted at break point in the Wimbledon final against her sister, there were dark rumours that it had been decreed as Serena's year. Serving for her first place in the semi-finals of the French Open in 11 years, she tensed up, double-faulted and blew a match point.
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