Sentence examples for lost the opening from inspiring English sources

The top seeds and Scottish Open champions lost the opening game 21-16 aGerman German second seeds Peter Kaesbauer and Isabel Herttrich but hit back to force a decider by taking the second game 21-7.

Negotiating the "Group of Death", which contained four of the best 10 football sides in the world if Fifa's rankings are to be believed, was never going to be easy, and was made harder for the Netherlands when they lost the opening game to Denmark, before wilting in the Kharkiv heat against a well-organised Germany.

If Van Exel had not opened his mouth after Dallas lost the opening game of its semifinal series against the Sacramento Kings, the Mavericks might not be preparing for the Western Conference finals against the Spurs.

They booed when the Lakers lost the opening tip.

He lost the opening set in each of his first three rounds.

Using a bigger racket for the first time, Federer lost the opening game.

The Ducks lost the opening game as they put only 16 shots on net.

In today's match, Capriati lost the opening set to Anke Huber, 6-0.

They blew a 21-point lead and lost the opening game at Minnesota, which is 2-16 against Los Angeles.

He lost the opening set in just 20 minutes and trailed by 4-1 in the second before recovering.

For the Hawks, it was the second straight series in which they've lost the opening game at home.