deciding set
Winner-take-all contest
A deciding set is the final set in a tennis or volleyball match when the previous sets are tied, determining the winner.
If players split the first two sets in a best-of-three match, the third becomes the deciding set.
In five-set matches, it's the fifth set after a 2-2 split: The match went to a deciding set.
- tiebreakerContest deciding drawn competitors
- tie breakDeciding game after draw
- finalLast and decisive
- rubberElastic polymer from trees
- matchGame between opponents
match point · fifth set · point · champion · clinch · winner · winner take all · fifth · seventh · deuce · all square · advantage · tension · nerve · clutch · playoff · overtime · sudden
- tiebreakerssudden death, penalty shootout, overtime, tiebreak, extra innings
- nailbitersthriller, cliffhanger, squeaker, buzzer-beater, photo finish