scoring of tennis
TITLE: tennis: Principles of play
SECTION: Principles of play
...40, game; this system, derived from real tennis, is medieval in origin. It never has been satisfactorily explained why three points equal 40 rather than 45. Zero is generally referred to as “love,” which is thought to be derived from l’oeuf, the French word for “egg.” The server’s score is called first; thus, 30–15 means that...