deuce
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Yet once again Paul dug deep and clawed his way back to deuce.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
The turnover ➡️ The easy deuce for Khamenia @DukeMBB makes em pay.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Though she pushed Sabalenka to deuce on her opening service game, Anisimova’s afternoon was soon overtaken by mistakes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 6, 2025
A tight first set, packed with quality serving and ball-striking, saw neither player earn a chance of a break, with none of the 12 games leading to the tie-break even going to deuce.
From BBC • Oct. 13, 2024
They came back with a deuce on a short jumper and Nick threw the ball all the way downcourt to Frank who had laid back on the last play.
From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers
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