How to Use double fault in a Sentence

double fault

noun
  • Gauff had five double faults and was 1-of-2 on break points.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Two of those breaks came on Świątek double faults in the opening set.
    — Jill Martin, CNN, 4 Sep. 2024
  • The tension was there for all to see as Hercog double faulted.
    — Ravi Ubha, CNN, 5 July 2019
  • Taylor said with a laugh of the opening service game with the double faults.
    — Matt Szabo, Daily Pilot, 17 Sep. 2019
  • Gauff banged out six aces against five double faults while winning 72% of first-serve points.
    — Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2024
  • Djokovic’s ensuing double fault was greeted with cheers and fist pumps.
    — Barry Svrluga, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
  • The rebirth of this prestigious event had now been ushered in with a double fault.
    — Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2021
  • Sabalenka, ranked 10th in the world, had six double faults hold her back in the first set.
    — Ted Ward, The Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2019
  • In tennis a double fault on set point means more than a glorious backhand stroke down the line.
    — SI.com, 29 May 2018
  • Gauff’s double fault disease was the ugly way of putting a W in the column.
    — Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Federer looked punchy for a moment, and double faulted on the next point.
    — David Waldstein, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2017
  • Clearly the two double faults shook any confidence Zverev might have had in the match.
    — Sandra Harwitt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2019
  • Nine of those errors were double faults, including four straight at one early stage.
    — Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Gauff lost her serve in a hurry in the opening game with a series of errors and one very edgy double fault.
    — New York Times, 4 June 2022
  • The spate of double faults wasn’t the only sign of trouble for Gauff; her forehand was a mess.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Gauff still struggled with her serve, hitting eleven double faults, and had three times as many errors as winners.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Alcaraz played a shaky game with a double fault and then a long forehand on Fritz’s chip return on set point.
    — Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
  • Finding a groove on her first serve and limiting her double faults also helps plenty.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 3 May 2025
  • Badosa then committed two double faults and was broken for 5-all.
    — Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Swiatek broke Sakkari’s serve in the next game, capped by a double fault by Sakkari, and took a 4-2 lead.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2022
  • Of the three points Abdelkader won, two came from Schaedel double faults.
    — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • With Gauff serving at 4-5, a double fault and a poor drop shot got Potapova to match point.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 30 May 2026
  • As the tension escalated, Djokovic broke in the next game courtesy of a double fault.
    — Ravi Ubha, CNN, 8 June 2019
  • To start the third set, Gauff was broken after tossing three double faults in her opening service game alone.
    — Lukas Weese, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2025
  • But there were errors, too, including a costly double fault by Gauff at break point in the third game of the second set.
    — Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2021
  • The 34-year-old started the match with a double fault before surviving a break-point in his first service game.
    — Ben Church, CNN, 11 July 2021
  • Sabalenka broke Gauff in the first game of the third set, helped by a Gauff double fault and an unforced error.
    — CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Athletes troubled by conscience can always tell themselves that a few wild swipes of a bat or a run of double faults are victimless crimes.
    — The Economist, 21 Sep. 2017
  • The two players combined for seventeen double faults and more than a hundred unforced errors.
    — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2025
  • At 4-2 down early, Gauff won 10 games in a row (helped by nine Dodin double faults) to close it out.
    — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 24 Mar. 2024

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