double fault

In tennis, a situation where a server fails to make a valid serve twice in a row, resulting in the loss of a point. The term is also used metaphorically in other contexts to describe two consecutive mistakes or failures.

• 🇵🇹No tênis, situação em que o sacador comete duas faltas consecutivas, perdendo o ponto. O termo também é usado metaforicamente para descrever dois erros ou fracassos seguidos.

1. Tennis error B1 formal

   A situation in tennis where a server fails to make a legal serve twice in a row, resulting in a point for the receiver.

   • He lost the match after committing a double fault on match point.
   • The player's double fault gave her opponent an easy break.
   • She was frustrated by her third double fault in the set.

   🇵🇹Dupla falta