deuce
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Osaka, by contrast, invited pressure on herself, being taken to deuce after leading 40-15 in three first-set service games and landing just 53% of her first serves.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
“I always play the ad side, he’s always played the deuce court. I think the key was big serves ... they make it easy for the net person to put balls away.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2026
Yet once again Paul dug deep and clawed his way back to deuce.
From Barron's ● Apr. 5, 2026
The incident happened after 10-time champion Djokovic, leading 6-3 4-2 at the time, saw a pacy return from world number 75 Van de Zandschulp go long for deuce.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2026
He faked a pass and their forward went for it as Trip threw up a short jumper for the deuce.
From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers
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