In tennis where did the scores of love 15 30 40 originate?

Answer 1

Many people say that love came from the french word l'oeuf, meaning egg due to the resemblance between 0 and an egg. However, love actually comes from the English phrase "neither for love nor for money" meaning nothing. 15 30 and 40 originated because clocks were used to keep the score in a game. before deuce (40-40) was introduced, the scores were 15 30 and 45, but after deuce was introduced, they changed it to 40 so that ad-in and ad-out could have a place at the 50 minute mark.