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The one about the wheelchair events apart, I don’t think there’s been a Wimbledon thread this year. Well, the Women’s Final has just finished 6-0,6-0 - first time I’ve ever seen a Final in a Grand Slam event finish without one of the players winning a single game.
They’ve just said on the TV commentary that Steffi Graf did it in the French Open Final in the late 80s.
I haven't watched a second of Wimbledon. Who was in the final and who won?
Do they call that a double doughnut?
Absolutely gutting for Anisimova. Not great for the spectators either.
Why do they call it 6 love? Why not 6 nil, as is normal in any other sport?
Nice one!Quote:
Originally Posted by bluesp
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No one knows. One theory is that the player with no points is playing 'for the love of the game'!Quote:
Originally Posted by DINGO COOPER
https://www.merriam-webster.com/word...love-in-tennis
Why the game scores go 15 - 30 - 40 is also a mystery!
Another suggestion is that *love* is an adopted corruption of the french word *oeuf* meaning egg, similar in shape to 0.
Whether tennis players get up to high jinks is debatable.
Americans call it a double bagel.Quote:
Originally Posted by bluesp
Because originally a clock was used to score the game (with 45 being shortened to 40 for convenience). First to 6 o'clock wins the set.Quote:
Originally Posted by jon1959
'with 45 being shortened to 40 for convenience'Quote:
Originally Posted by The Bloop
Convenience? :hehe:
I've spoken to a mate who is mad about tennis. He says when the English were making up the rules, they refused to use the term "nil" as it was American. Don't know how correct that is.
There controversy about this, but some sources say that "love" is a bastardisation of l'eouff (sp?), French for "egg" because the zero looks like an egg.
Ditto "some sources" - the points represent the position of a clock hand -15-30 ; but 40 rather than 45 so that there's room for the "advantage " position.
But no-one really knows for sure.
The love/l’eouff explanation is the one I was told in school I think it was. What I didn’t know until just now when I looked it up is that Deuce is derived from the French term “a deux de jeu” meaning two to win.
Men’s wheelchair final tomorrow at 11am.
Should be a great final.
Me too!Quote:
Originally Posted by insider
I'm always pleased with myself if I can avoid the crap for a fortnight! So far I've achieved my objective. My theory is that it's only followed by women!
Remember when we were kids in the 60s and 70s everyone wanted to play tennis for a fortnight then didn’t give a shite about it for the next 50 weeks.
That sounds seriously strange. Are you unable to just not watch it, as you don’t like it, without having to justify it to yourself with moronic reasoning?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dorcus