Venues in Tennis
A tennis court is the venue where the sport of tennis is played. It is a firm rectangular surface with a low net stretched across the center. The same surface can be used to play both doubles and singles matches.
Origin of "Love" and "Deuce" in Tennis
In tennis, love is a word that represents a score of zero, and has been used as such since the late 1800s. The most accepted theory about the term "love" in tennis is that those with zero points were still playing for the "love of the game" despite their losing score. When the hand moved to 60, the game was over. However, in order to ensure that the game could not be won by a one-point difference in players’ scores, the idea of "deuce" was introduced. To make the score stay within the "60" ticks on the clock face, the 45 was changed to 40.
Longest Tennis Matches
Top five longest matches played in the history of tennis:
- Fabrice Santoro Vs Arnaud Clement (2004 French Open, 6 hours and 33 minutes)
- Kevin Anderson Vs John Isner (2018 Wimbledon, 6 hours 36 minutes)
- Leonardo Mayer (ARG) Vs Joao Souza (BRA) (2015 Davis Cup, 6 hours 43 mins)
Roger Federer’s Withdrawal
On Sunday, the 40-year-old tennis star Roger Federer announced that he is withdrawing from the 2021 French Open due to having undergone a third surgery on his right knee. Federer expressed the need to protect his body and recover from injuries after his surgeries last year.