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6-GAMES ALL [1 record]

Record 1 2012-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
CONT

In case of a 6-6 "game" tie, there is a "tie break": the athlete to serve first serves one "point" and then the athletes serve alternatively every two points, switching court sides every six points.

CONT

In this particular set, after 6-games all, they have gone into a tie-break.

CONT

Youzhny had two match points at 6-5 in the second set, but Dupuis fought back with an ace and a winner to get to 6-all and then win the tie-break.

CONT

When the score is tied at 6 all, a tie-breaker must be played to determine the winner of the set.

OBS

games-all (or "games all"): An expression formerly used to seemingly mean that both sides have gained the same number of sets and can win the game.

Key term(s)
  • six games all
  • six all

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

Dans le cas d'une égalité à six jeux partout, il y a un jeu décisif : le joueur qui sert en premier sert une fois et ensuite les joueurs servent en alternance tous les deux points et change de côté tous les six.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
CONT

[...] cuando en un set hay empate a seis juegos: el primer jugador que marque siete puntos, con una diferencia de dos puntos, gana el set ... si hay un empate a tres puntos, o 40 iguales, o deuce, el juego continúa hasta que un jugador tenga una ventaja de dos puntos.

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