It's usually the second pitch of a pitchers repertoire.
égalité is a French word, and 'deuce' isn't.
The typical sport that uses the term, "deuce", is Tennis or Table Tennis.
In tennis, when both opponents are tied at 40-40, the score is called deuce. Deuce changes to advantage when one opponent scores after achieving deuce.
Deuce is where both players are on 40 in a match of tennis
Following a deuce in tennis, the score is referred to as "advantage" for the player who wins the next point.
tennis
The term is called "Deuce."
After a deuce in tennis, the score is referred to as "advantage" for the player who wins the next point. If that player wins the following point as well, they win the game. If they lose the point, the score returns to deuce.
You would hear those words in tennis. They are for keeping score in a game. The game points go from love (0) to 15, 30, 40 and then game. If it is 40 all, it is deuce. To win a deuce, you must win by 2 points. It goes from deuce to the advantage of the player who won that point, and then game.
40:40 Deuce in Tennis
4040 is deuce in tennis
Deuce