double fault
noun
: two consecutive serving faults in tennis that result in the loss of a point
double-fault
ˌdə-bəl-ˈfȯlt 
intransitive verb 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Kasatkina handed Rogers several free passes in the first set, including a double fault that gave Rogers a 6-1 lead in the tiebreak. 
Kikue Higuchi, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Aug. 2022 Gauff lost her serve in a hurry in the opening game with a series of errors and one very edgy double fault. New York Times, 4 June 2022 But Gauff did not give her support group much to cheer for in the early going, losing her serve in a hurry in the opening game with a series of errors and one very edgy double fault. Christopher Clarey, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2022 Swiatek broke Sakkari’s serve in the next game, capped by a double fault by Sakkari, and took a 4-2 lead. Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2022 In the third set, Yastremska squandered several beak point opportunities before finally securing a break in the fifth game, to go up 3-2 on a Garcia double fault. Andrew L. John, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2022 Shapovalov earned a break for 3-1 in the fourth thanks to a double fault by Nadal that occurred just as fan yelled in the middle of his serve. Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022 In the first-set tiebreaker, a challenge from Zverev forced Djokovic to hit a second serve and resulted in a double fault. Andrew Dampf, ajc, 20 Nov. 2021 The rebirth of this prestigious event had now been ushered in with a double fault. Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2021 See More
Kikue Higuchi, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Aug. 2022 Gauff lost her serve in a hurry in the opening game with a series of errors and one very edgy double fault. New York Times, 4 June 2022 But Gauff did not give her support group much to cheer for in the early going, losing her serve in a hurry in the opening game with a series of errors and one very edgy double fault. Christopher Clarey, BostonGlobe.com, 4 June 2022 Swiatek broke Sakkari’s serve in the next game, capped by a double fault by Sakkari, and took a 4-2 lead. Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2022 In the third set, Yastremska squandered several beak point opportunities before finally securing a break in the fifth game, to go up 3-2 on a Garcia double fault. Andrew L. John, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2022 Shapovalov earned a break for 3-1 in the fourth thanks to a double fault by Nadal that occurred just as fan yelled in the middle of his serve. Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022 In the first-set tiebreaker, a challenge from Zverev forced Djokovic to hit a second serve and resulted in a double fault. Andrew Dampf, ajc, 20 Nov. 2021 The rebirth of this prestigious event had now been ushered in with a double fault. Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
circa 1909, in the meaning defined above