Why is 0 score called LOVE in tennis?
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In tennis, the term “love” to represent a score of zero is believed to have originated from the French word “l’œuf,” which means “the egg,” due to the egg’s resemblance to the number zero. Over time, the pronunciation evolved and was anglicized to “love.” This term has been used in tennis scoring since at least the 19th century.
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