Why does the scoring in tennis go 15, 30, 40 and not 15, 30, 45?

Question

Surely it would be more logical?

Answer 1

Originally it was 0, 15, 30, 45, 60, which makes a bit more sense. 60 is a nice round number, the same as the number of minutes in an hour. It goes back several hundred years, so it’s kind of been lost.

Later, "forty-five" was abbreviated to "forty", which is faster to say.

Answer 2

because that's the way it is like, why do oreos taste so d**n good?....because they just do, simple as

Answer 3

The question has been asked so many times just stick your question in the search box and read the answers.

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