In tennis:why the scores are 15-30-40 instead of 1-2-3 ?
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i'm not sure in terms of the history of tennis. But think about it, would u rather hit the tennis ball up to 40 times? So, maybe the score 15-30-40 is a faster way to reach a match game.Tennis scoring has its origin in medieval numerology. The number 60 was considered to be a "good" or "complete" number back then, in about the same way you'd consider 100 to be a nice round figure today. The medieval version of tennis, therefore, was based on 60--the four points when 15, 30, 45 (which has been abbreviated to 40 for some reason) and 60, or game.
It also has a possible explanation for the name of tennis. Tennis originated in the 12th or 13th century in France, where it was called jeu de paume ("palm game"). It seems to have derived its present appellation from the French habit of called "tenez!" before serving.
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