Random thought i had the other day
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Random thought i had the other day
Why is 30-30 not announced as deuce?
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Re: Random thought i had the other day
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.
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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Re: Random thought i had the other day
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.
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Re: Random thought i had the other day
Nice joke tho.
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Re: Random thought i had the other day
What's tennis?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.
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Re: Random thought i had the other day
That's right, now I remember
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Re: Random thought i had the other day
15-15CanaryYellow 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.
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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Re: Random thought i had the other day
Canarys idea is sound he just gave bad examples
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?
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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Re: Random thought i had the other day
Maybe i should start a campaign to get it 30-30 changed to deuce.
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Re: Random thought i had the other day
And why isn't deuce 45-45?
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Re: Random thought i had the other day
And in a tie break when the first point is won why isn't it 15-0
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Re: Random thought i had the other day
Not really satisfying but ....murf wrote:And why isn't deuce 45-45?
From Here:
A fuller, if similar, explaination 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.
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Re: Random thought i had the other day
I always thought that it went 15 30 40 because it was an easy way to display the score to specators . 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.
But that was because I had never heard an explanation and so had to make one up.
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Re: Random thought i had the other day
I thought it was JuiceCanaryYellow wrote:Why is 30-30 not announced as deuce?
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