Love? Deuce? Advantage? What does it all mean? Tennis has long had the most unique way of keeping score, and the origins of the sport's scoring system are actually fairly ambiguous. So if you're ...

The scoring system on the ATP and WTA Tours can be a little confusing. Why does tennis count points as '15, 30, 40' and not numerically like most other sports? Points give you games, games give you ...

Billie Jean King wants tennis to change its traditional scoring system to attract the next generation of fans. The use of the word “love” to mean zero and points going in a 15-30-40 sequence have been ...

Do you have a question about history? Send us your question at history@time .com and you might find your answer in a future edition of Now You Know. All sports have their own vocabularies, the ...

Wimbledon has once again captured the imagination of tennis fans across the globe, with the stars of the game sparkling at SW19 over the last fortnight. And followers of the Grand Slam will see the ...