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Oct 19
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In tennis, what is it called when a server wins a game without the opponent scoring a single point?

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The answer

A love game


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Winning a game without conceding a point is winning a game to love, sometimes called a love game. In tennis scoring, love means zero. The player wins the point after 40–0 to complete the game; 40–0 itself is not the finished score.



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