单词 | challenge round |
释义 | > as lemmaschallenge round challenge round n. Tennis (now historical) the deciding round of a championship in which the reigning champion, who receives a bye to this round, plays a challenger who has qualified for this round by winning a knockout tournament.The Davis Cup, the last major tennis championship to be decided by a challenge round, adopted a standard knockout format in 1972. ΚΠ 1884 N.Y. Times 21 Sept. 4/5 When he met Mr. Sears in the challenge round the superiority of the latter was quickly and easily demonstrated. 1968 Life 12 July 73/1 The U.S. lost the challenge round [of the Davis Cup] in 1964 and has not even made the challenge round since. 2014 E. Wilson Love Game (2016) xii. 115 He [sc. Bill Tilden]..argued for the abolition of the challenge round. < as lemmas |
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