The phrase "a tangle with a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a complicated or difficult situation involving someone or something.
Example: "After a long day at work, I found myself in a tangle with a stubborn client who refused to accept the terms of the contract."
Alternatives: "a confrontation with a" or "a struggle with a".
Wawrinka then gets himself in a tangle with a backhand, sending it horribly wide.
3.38am GMT 16th over: New Zealand 31-1 (Rutherford 16, Williamson 12) Broad has a big shout for LBW when Williamson gets in a bit of a tangle with a fullish inducker.
What impresses is their sheer variety: a camp hand spends an ill-judged night in the meat-storage tent and gets into a tangle with a hyena; a Masai employee, disdainful of Sapolsky's sugared ices, decides to invent the cow's-blood ice instead.
Raikkonen suffered the consequences of that by getting into a tangle with a Caterham at the first corner and retiring with broken front suspension.
He had De Villiers adjudged lbw by umpire Steve Davis, a decision that could not be reviewed because the visitors had no referrals remaining - though, had it been, the batsman would have been reprieved as the ball was heading comfortably down the leg side - and got JP Duminy in a tangle with a yorker that also saw him leg before.
Unless you're strong and gentle in just the right balance, this could end up in a tangle, with a grouchy awoken partner alongside you.
Robinson grabbed the rebound for Kansas, and Tyshawn Taylor broke ahead of the field for a dunk with 2.5 seconds left as Hummel, trying to scramble back, fell near midcourt in a tangle with an official.
New York City may be liable for up to $350 million in medical claims as a result of a tangle with the federal government over who is responsible for the claims of workers who cleaned up the World Trade Center site.
A17 NEW YORK/REGION B1-7 Medical Claims From 9/11 May Cost City $350 Million New York City may be liable for up to $350 million as a result of a tangle with the federal government over who is responsible for the medical claims of workers who cleaned up the World Trade Center site.
Young failed to appear for the second half after hurting his knee in a tangle with Daniel Agger, whilst Vidic suffered a blow to the head, having already apparently taken a bang on the knee that has caused him so many problems during 2012.
The only blight on Chelsea's night came with a late injury to Eden Hazard, who limped off after appearing to injure an ankle in a tangle with Jonathan Walters.
