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Random thought i had the other day

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Why is 30-30 not announced as deuce? :?

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Why is 15-15 not deuce?

You have probably all heard it before but I like the one that goes
Q.What is the definition of endless love?
A.Stevie Wonder & Ray Charles playing tennis.

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Because you could lose the next point, win the next two and win the game OR win the next point, lose the following one and win the next one to win the game. You cant do either if its deuce. HTFU on Tennis Schlocky. :lol:

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Nice joke tho. :D

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CanaryYellow wrote:Because you could lose the next point, win the next two and win the game OR win the next point, lose the following one and win the next one to win the game. You cant do either if its deuce. HTFU on Tennis Schlocky. :lol:
What's tennis? :? :lol:

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That's right, now I remember
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CanaryYellow wrote:Because you could lose the next point, win the next two and win the game OR win the next point, lose the following one and win the next one to win the game. You cant do either if its deuce. HTFU on Tennis Schlocky. :lol:
15-15
lose the next point. 15-30
win the next two . 40-30

15-15
win the next point. 30-15
lose the following one. 30-30
win the next one. 40-30

30-30
lose the next point. 30-40
win the next two . Adv

30-30
win the next point. 40-30
lose the following one. Deuce
win the next one. Adv

Deuce
lose the next point. Adv against
win the next two . Adv

Deuce
win the next point. Adv
lose the following one. Deuce
win the next one. Adv

Aren't they all the same?

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Canarys idea is sound he just gave bad examples :wink:

If at 15-15 you win the next 2 points, your leading 40-15.

If its 30-30 or duece and you win the next 2 points, you've won the game.

So 30-30 is the same as duece, but different than 15-15.

Clear? :?

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Maybe i should start a campaign to get it 30-30 changed to deuce.

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And why isn't deuce 45-45?

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And in a tie break when the first point is won why isn't it 15-0 :?

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murf wrote:And why isn't deuce 45-45?
Not really satisfying but ....
From Here:
Scoring, how did it come to be? Well, they decided to count by increments of 15 like 15, 30, 45 but today's scoring is 15, 30, 40. Tennis historians all agree that it was just a faster way of saying it. But how did love game come about? Some theories are it was a French word meaning egg which represents zero or nothing.
A fuller, if similar, explaination here.

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I always thought that it went 15 30 40 because it was an easy way to display the score to specators :lol: . Using a clock face you can move the hands to 15 30 40 (45 for advantage) and it would stand out at a distance.

But that was because I had never heard an explanation and so had to make one up. :P

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CanaryYellow wrote:Why is 30-30 not announced as deuce? :?
I thought it was Juice :lol:

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