Might mean (unverified): Winning after losing initial games.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (reverse sweep)

noun:  (cricket) A batsman's shot made by swinging the bat in a horizontal arc from leg to off, normally whilst kneeling.
noun:  (sports) The act of winning a match after losing every set up to the maximum number where, should you lose one more set, you would instead lose the match.
verb:  (cricket) To play such a shot.
verb:  (sports) To win such a match.

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