2006-06-13 06:43:50 · 10 answers · asked by jnorgauer 1 in Sports ➔ Tennis
It's the situation when a person loses to nothing. like 7-0 or something it called "love". you didn't any point
2006-06-13 06:49:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Love in tennis is a variation of a French word meaning egg.
2006-06-13 06:47:18 · answer #2 · answered by Huey from Ohio 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because each person has the same score and are equal. That is, if you are beating your partner, there can be no love because you are not on an equal footing. It started as a game of the aristocracy, which is why the terms are so precious.
2006-06-13 06:48:05 · answer #3 · answered by whirredup 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its written in the Tennis manuals(English Scoring) & it also has a long tradition my child.
2006-06-13 08:04:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
From askoxford.com:
"It seems to have been adapted from the phrase 'to play for love (of the game)' (that is, to play for nothing). Although the theory is often heard that it represents the French word l'oeuf an 'egg' (from the resembance between an egg and a nought) this seems unlikely. But the cricketer's 'duck' is another matter."
2006-06-13 06:47:42 · answer #5 · answered by ignoramoose 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
love is just a nicer way to tell them thay have zero. ex. love-40, zero-40. it was a question in tennis magazine.
2006-06-18 14:06:59 · answer #6 · answered by punny812 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's love for the other player. Best wishes
2006-06-13 06:47:07 · answer #7 · answered by colorist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a word women use when you're not scoring - "Honey, I don't want to have sex - i LOVE you"
Heheheheheh.
2006-06-13 06:45:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it just does
2006-06-13 06:45:14 · answer #9 · answered by lincseagles 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dont know
2006-06-13 07:44:11 · answer #10 · answered by jitu 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋