Sentence examples for match to a third from inspiring English sources

Nishikori needs to win this to extend the match to a third set.

She went on to take the next four games, blanking Jankovic in the second set and sending the match to a third.

He forced another four break points in game eight - only for Nadal to hold for 3-5 - before rescuing one himself as he took the match to a third set.

In the second set Li saved three match points on her serve at 5-4 and then another in her next service game to take the match to a second tie-beak.

In the eighth game of the fourth set, Agassi had a good chance to extend the match to a fifth set when he received just his third break point of the night.

Level at 1-1 in the fifth, Wade checked out 131 before hitting 64 to extend the match to a sixth set where he won all three legs to take it to a decider, with Smith struggling to make an impact on the scoreboard.

England look set to hand over the Ashes, but all-rounder Stokes, 22, took the match to a fifth day with England 251-5 chasinotionalional 504.

Wilson did his best to take the match to a fourth day before falling to Harris lbw just three runs short of a century.

In the ensuing tie-break, Andujar gave it his all, fighting back from 5-1 down to 5-4, but when he fluffed an easy drop shot at the net with Nadal beaten, his chances of extending the match to a fourth set evaporated.

Even though we slipped up in the [third and fourth sets], I never had a doubt we were going to win". Turner, who credited assistant coach Charlie Brande with providing a strategic rotation adjustment after the Corsairs (14-7) had sent the match to a fifth set, said he had complete faith in his players when the state title was on the line.

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