Why 'love' means 'zero' in tennis
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Why 'love' means 'zero' in tennis
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1196. This week, we look at why "love" means "zero" in tennis, from egg-shaped zeros to playing for the love of the game, and how the sport's quirky 15-30-40 scoring system came to be.
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