{"id":4203,"date":"2016-06-25T13:37:40","date_gmt":"2016-06-25T08:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spyn.co\/blog\/?p=4203"},"modified":"2018-05-01T06:23:27","modified_gmt":"2018-05-01T00:53:27","slug":"tennis-scoring-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spyn.co\/blog\/tennis-scoring-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Mysteries of the Tennis Scoring System"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_section-01a9c8189346e31bc0cde33e8382e6c4\">\n.avia-section.av-av_section-01a9c8189346e31bc0cde33e8382e6c4{\nbackground-color:#666666;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/spyn.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/wimbledon-2015-sunday-2-federer-1.jpg);\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-position:50% 50%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n.avia-section.av-av_section-01a9c8189346e31bc0cde33e8382e6c4 .av-section-color-overlay{\nopacity:0.5;\nbackground-color:#000000;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='banner'  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.av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-e156c7b0af9764895b29f4ca58b61a70 av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  av-inherit-size'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Mysteries of the Tennis Scoring System<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_textblock-5621182bd2592f898ca26ee7672df748\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-av_textblock-5621182bd2592f898ca26ee7672df748 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:12px;\ncolor:#e2e2e2;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-5621182bd2592f898ca26ee7672df748 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div 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French?<\/li>\n<li>Why is 40-40 referred to as deuce?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Ossian Shine, the author of \u201cThe Language of Tennis\u201d mentions that the modern day tennis had roots in a game called \u201cReal Tennis\u201d in France in which the server shouted \u201cTenez\u201d (\u2018here you go\u2019 in French) before every serve. Seems logical. However, the scoring system in tennis is odd and adds a lot of flavor to the game. How it came about is a matter of debate. Andre Agassi was once asked about the tennis scoring system and he said \u201cIt was invented to cause frustration to those who chose to play.\u201d There are theories around it, and most of them point to origins in France and the English mispronunciation of the French language. Read on for answers.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_image-62d73a811d5a13f149e51a55e31dd3ff\">\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-62d73a811d5a13f149e51a55e31dd3ff img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-av_image-62d73a811d5a13f149e51a55e31dd3ff .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-av_image-62d73a811d5a13f149e51a55e31dd3ff av-styling- avia_animated_image av-animated-when-visible-95 left-to-right avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-4221 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-4221 avia_image ' 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data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-e11c1143dea97722bedc5a4c663a1d28\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-e11c1143dea97722bedc5a4c663a1d28{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-e11c1143dea97722bedc5a4c663a1d28 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-e11c1143dea97722bedc5a4c663a1d28 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-e11c1143dea97722bedc5a4c663a1d28 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-12  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Why 0-15-30-40?<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-a6de236e6c183bbbd700292deacd2b52\">\n#top 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><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-4207 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-4207 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/spyn.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rolex-on-the-Wall.jpg\" alt='Tennis scoring' title='Rolex-on-the-Wall'  height=\"451\" width=\"800\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spyn.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rolex-on-the-Wall.jpg 800w, https:\/\/spyn.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rolex-on-the-Wall-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spyn.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rolex-on-the-Wall-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/spyn.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rolex-on-the-Wall-705x397.jpg 705w, https:\/\/spyn.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rolex-on-the-Wall-450x254.jpg 450w, https:\/\/spyn.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rolex-on-the-Wall-128x72.jpg 128w, https:\/\/spyn.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rolex-on-the-Wall-32x18.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Theory 1:<\/strong> The French used 2 clocks to keep game scores of each player. Since 4 points were needed to win a game, when a player won a point, the hands of the clock were advanced by a quarter. So it went from 0 to 15, 15 to 30. Logically it should have been 0-15-30-45-60(game). However, since a game needs to be won by difference of two points, the French choose stops at 40-50-game. If any player failed to win 2 points in a row, the clock would move back to 40.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Theory 2:<\/strong> The clock was the reason for choosing 0-15-30 as the first 3 points. However, in French 0-15-30-45 would be zero \u2013 quinze \u2013 trente \u2013 quarante cinq. Since \u2018quarante cinq\u2019 is 3 syllables long (and difficult for the English to pronounce!), 40 (quarante) was chosen instead.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Theory 3:<\/strong> The scoring nomenclature could have come from the French game <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jeu_de_paume\" target=\"_blank\">jeu de paume<\/a> (a game which used the hand instead of a racket). In Jeu de paume the traditional court was 90 ft in total with 45 ft on each side. When the server scored, he moved forward 15 ft. If he scored again, he would move another 15 ft (30 in all). If he scored a third time, he could only move 10 ft closer (40 in all).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center\">\u201cAnybody who can dial a telephone can master tennis scoring in 15 mins\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u2013 Bradley Whitford<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_fifth-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_fifth-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_fifth-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div 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.av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-080d27689c4bb6a9abdbb13896ade685 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-21  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Why is 0 called \u2018Love\u2019 by the English and \u2018Zero\u2019 by the French?<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-a6de236e6c183bbbd700292deacd2b52\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-a6de236e6c183bbbd700292deacd2b52{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-a6de236e6c183bbbd700292deacd2b52 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-22  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_image '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" 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width=\"425\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spyn.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/tennis-scoreboard.jpg 425w, https:\/\/spyn.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/tennis-scoreboard-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spyn.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/tennis-scoreboard-128x85.jpg 128w, https:\/\/spyn.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/tennis-scoreboard-32x21.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 425px) 100vw, 425px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: justify\">This question has intrigued historians a lot. The French started out with L\u2019oeuf (egg) instead of zero to indicate \u2018nothing\u2019. It is argued that the English mispronunciation corrupted the word and they said Love instead. The agitated French went back to calling it zero\u2019 as a mark of protest.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center\">\u201cDating a tennis player is risky, love means nothing to us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\u2013 Anna Kournikova<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_fifth-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_fifth-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_fifth-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-27  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_5'  class='avia-section av-av_section-891dd61d142c5bdfd073f6b08d17daa9 main_color avia-section-small avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-28  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-4203'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_fifth-9497bbf8bff73ea4c6992cc17fa9ec36\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_fifth-9497bbf8bff73ea4c6992cc17fa9ec36{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_fifth-9497bbf8bff73ea4c6992cc17fa9ec36 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-29  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_three_fifth-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae\">\n.flex_column.av-av_three_fifth-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_three_fifth-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-30  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-e88ddc755c47d436a4c57026bb88c2a2\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-e88ddc755c47d436a4c57026bb88c2a2{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-e88ddc755c47d436a4c57026bb88c2a2 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-e88ddc755c47d436a4c57026bb88c2a2 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-e88ddc755c47d436a4c57026bb88c2a2 av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-31  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Why is 40-40 referred to as deuce?<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: justify\">At 40-40, the players had to win 2 straight points to clinch the game. This was reminded by the French by announcing deux (two in French). The English couldn\u2019t get this right either and said \u2018deuce\u2019 instead of \u2018deux\u2019. The French stopped using deux and called it egalite\u2019 (which means equality)!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_fifth-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_fifth-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_fifth-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-33  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_6'  class='avia-section av-av_section-891dd61d142c5bdfd073f6b08d17daa9 main_color avia-section-small avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-34  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-4203'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_fifth-9497bbf8bff73ea4c6992cc17fa9ec36\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_fifth-9497bbf8bff73ea4c6992cc17fa9ec36{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_fifth-9497bbf8bff73ea4c6992cc17fa9ec36 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-35  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_three_fifth-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae\">\n.flex_column.av-av_three_fifth-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_three_fifth-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-36  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_heading-dc43ba05413c7414dbf799b3322d7f4a\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-dc43ba05413c7414dbf799b3322d7f4a{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-av_heading-dc43ba05413c7414dbf799b3322d7f4a .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-av_heading-dc43ba05413c7414dbf799b3322d7f4a .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-av_heading-dc43ba05413c7414dbf799b3322d7f4a av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-37  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >More variations.<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: justify\">5 instead of 15 is popular in some clubs in the states during informal matches due to five\u2019s brevity in comparison with fifteen. To add to the confusion, thirty is replaced by three and forty by four (ending up with 0-5-3-4-game). Some also call the score 30-30 as deuce followed by \u2018ad in\u2019 or \u2018ad out\u2019 as the score 30-30 is effectively same as deuce.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_fifth-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_fifth-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_fifth-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-39  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_7'  class='avia-section av-av_section-891dd61d142c5bdfd073f6b08d17daa9 main_color avia-section-small avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-40  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-4203'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_fifth-9497bbf8bff73ea4c6992cc17fa9ec36\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_fifth-9497bbf8bff73ea4c6992cc17fa9ec36{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_one_fifth-9497bbf8bff73ea4c6992cc17fa9ec36 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-41  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_three_fifth-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae\">\n.flex_column.av-av_three_fifth-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-av_three_fifth-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-42  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-0366cc7376be6c9e82a3e9cc8987b64f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: justify\">This crazy history has added a lot of character to the game and is probably why it is the most popular racket sport today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Do you know of any more theories? Leave a comment below\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_textblock-406303e7644b26837421af3ac10c4276\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-av_textblock-406303e7644b26837421af3ac10c4276 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:12px;\ncolor:#aaaaaa;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-av_textblock-406303e7644b26837421af3ac10c4276 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center\">Image credits: Wikipedia.com, Man-in-trend.com, utahmenstennis.com,\u00a0atpworldtour.com<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_one_fifth-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae\">\n.flex_column.av-av_one_fifth-9c1d454dc06f7247226bc4e8f931daae{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 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