![Why is tennis scored the way it is? The love, 15, 30 and 40 scoring system explained, and what deuce means Why is tennis scored the way it is? The love, 15, 30 and 40 scoring system explained, and what deuce means](https://wp.inews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/SEI_113198271.jpg?resize=1536,1030&strip=all&quality=90)
Why is tennis scored the way it is? The love, 15, 30 and 40 scoring system explained, and what deuce means
![TIL: No one knows for sure why tennis points go 15-30-40, or even why 0 is called love. : r/todayilearned TIL: No one knows for sure why tennis points go 15-30-40, or even why 0 is called love. : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/f6R7sUi8ONUjGTScqHVrA81ZX5nkO7ffrDtG44cPMDU.jpg?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=e8d3c280c8db3fc79035faa7239db73bae66f9ca)
TIL: No one knows for sure why tennis points go 15-30-40, or even why 0 is called love. : r/todayilearned
![Live Tennis on Twitter: "#Tsitsipas down 0-30 as a baseline ball shades long - a backhand volley for 15-30, but a missed forehand for 15-40. 30-40 pummels #Nadal's backhand for the error. Live Tennis on Twitter: "#Tsitsipas down 0-30 as a baseline ball shades long - a backhand volley for 15-30, but a missed forehand for 15-40. 30-40 pummels #Nadal's backhand for the error.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D6USHPsWkAAYld1.jpg)
Live Tennis on Twitter: "#Tsitsipas down 0-30 as a baseline ball shades long - a backhand volley for 15-30, but a missed forehand for 15-40. 30-40 pummels #Nadal's backhand for the error.
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