{"id":37616,"date":"2024-02-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gufosaggio.net\/i\/why-is-it-40-not-45-in-tennis\/"},"modified":"2024-02-15T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T00:00:00","slug":"why-is-it-40-not-45-in-tennis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gufosaggio.net\/i\/why-is-it-40-not-45-in-tennis\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is it 40 not 45 in tennis?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/gufosaggio.net\/i\/why-is-it-40-not-45-in-tennis\/#Australian_Open\" >Australian Open<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/gufosaggio.net\/i\/why-is-it-40-not-45-in-tennis\/#Tennis_Scoring_System\" >Tennis Scoring System<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/gufosaggio.net\/i\/why-is-it-40-not-45-in-tennis\/#Tennis_Terminology\" >Tennis Terminology<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/gufosaggio.net\/i\/why-is-it-40-not-45-in-tennis\/#Grand_Slams_in_Tennis\" >Grand Slams in Tennis<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Australian_Open\"><\/span>Australian Open<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Our events Defending Champions Barbora Krej\u010d\u00edkov\u00e1 and Rajeev Ram<br \/>\nDraw 32 pairs and 7 wildcards<br \/>\nFormat Best of 3 sets  <\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tennis_Scoring_System\"><\/span>Tennis Scoring System<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Tennis scores were shown in the middle ages on two clock faces which went from 0 to 60.<br \/>\nOn each score the pointer moved round a quarter from 0 to 15, 30, 45 and a win on 60.<br \/>\nSomewhere the forty-five got truncated to forty when the clock faces dropped out of use.   <\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tennis_Terminology\"><\/span>Tennis Terminology<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Love<\/strong><br \/>\nA term used in tennis instead of the word &#8216;nil&#8217; or &#8216;zero&#8217;.<br \/>\nIt is used to describe a lack of score in either points, games or sets.<br \/>\nFor example, a game score of 30-0 is given as &#8217;30 love&#8217; and a set score of 6-0 is given as &#8216;six love&#8217;.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Straight Sets<\/strong><br \/>\nThe name given to a win in a tennis match without losing a set.  <\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Grand_Slams_in_Tennis\"><\/span>Grand Slams in Tennis<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>They are not Grand Slams because they have met a specific set of qualifications, but because they were established as such long before tennis was a professional sport or a global one.<br \/>\nEssentially, they were the national championships of the four nations that had the greatest impact on tennis in its formative years.  <\/p>\n<p>How many sets in French Open?<br \/>\nThe majority of tennis doubles matches are played in a best-of-three sets format, with a 10-point tiebreak in lieu of a third set.<br \/>\nIn the Australian Open, French Open, and US Open, both men and women play best-of-three sets (6 games in each set).  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australian Open Our events Defending Champions Barbora Krej\u010d\u00edkov\u00e1 and Rajeev Ram Draw 32 pairs and 7 wildcards Format Best of 3 sets Tennis Scoring System Tennis scores were shown in the middle ages on two clock faces which went from 0 to 60. 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