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doubles
/ ˈdʌbəlz /
noun
- functioning as plural
- a game between two pairs of players, as in tennis, badminton, etc
- ( as modifier )
a doubles player
Example Sentences
Instead, as the courts around us go dark one by one, I take his hand and conjure up an image of the two of us, decades from now, standing on another blue tennis court in some exotic locale, lifting a giant United States Tennis Assn. seniors mixed doubles trophy — together.
Boulter, ranked 24th in the world, is the nation's leading player, with Harriet Dart, Heather Watson and doubles specialist Olivia Nicholls completing the team in Spain.
Nicholls, 30, has enjoyed a rise up the doubles rankings and provides an alternative if Keothavong decides not to keep faith in Dart and Watson as her pairing.
Earlier on Saturday, second seeds Erin Routliffe and Gabriela Dabrowski won the doubles title in Riyadh.
The tournament, contested between the top eight singles and doubles players, offers record prize money, with an unbeaten singles champion set to collect just under £4m.
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