tennis,shuttle-meaning of word love?

vinayakg's picture

what is the real meaning of love when it is used in games like tennis and shuttle?from which it was spread all over the world?

Arjun2008's picture

LOve stands for nil or zero in tennis.It seems to have been adapted from the phrase 'to play for love (of the game)' (that is, to play for nothing). Although the theory is often heard that it represents the French word l'oeuf an 'egg' (from the resemblance between an egg and a nought) this seems unlikely.

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