Tennis Format Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "DOUBLES" which means:

noun
• • Badminton played with two players on each side
• • Tennis played with two players on each side
verb
• • To multiply by two.
• • To fold over so as to make two folds.
• • To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.
• • To increase by 100%, to become twice as large in size.
• • To get a two-base hit.
• • (sometimes followed by up) to clench (a fist).
• • (often followed by together or up) to join or couple.
• • To repeat exactly; copy.
• • (often followed by as) to play a second part or serve a second role.
• • To turn sharply, following a winding course.
• • To sail around (a headland or other point).
• • To duplicate (a part) either in unison or at the octave above or below it.
• • (usually followed by "on") to be capable of performing (upon an additional instrument).
• • To make a call that will double certain scoring points if the preceding bid becomes the contract.
• • To double down.
• • To cause (a ball) to rebound from a cushion before entering the pocket.
• • (followed by for) to act as substitute.
• • To go or march at twice the normal speed.
• • To multiply the strength or effect of by two.
• • To unite, as ranks or files, so as to form one from each two.
• • (of a station) to transmit simultaneously on the same channel as another station, either unintentionally or deliberately, causing interference.

An example sentence would be:

• • "She hit two doubles in the baseball game."
• • "The tennis player won the match with two consecutive doubles."

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