Why do they say love in a tennis match?

Question

In England they say 15 love or 30 love when it is equal why

Answer 1

I guess it's another way of saying zero that's my theory but i know there will be a tennis expert to give you all the details on why they say love and by the way they say it over here in the states like in U.S open  

Answer 2

Love actually means zero

if its

15-love

that means the server has 15 the reciever has zero.

when both sides have the same amoount like 15-15

then they will say 15 all

=D

Answer 3

love means zero,i believe it's got something to do with the french word for egg, you know, cause the egg it's shaped like a zero.-

it's true, i didn't make this up :)

Answer 4

love means zero like 15-love is 15-0

Answer 5

You may be mixing up terms...when the score is equal they say 15 ALL or 30 ALL......."love" is used when a player's score is zero.

Tennis originated in France and for some reason the egg in french symbolizes having nothing. When a player's score is zero, they say "egg". To say "egg" in french (l'oeuf) it kind of sounds like you're saying "love". So when English-speaking people adopted the sport, the word stuck. Eventually the French abandoned saying EGG and instead used the traditional ZERO while we still use the mispronunciation...talk about irony.