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| Thread ID: 65681 | 2006-01-26 22:57:00 | Tennis question | Organicpete (133) | PC World Chat |
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| 424520 | 2006-01-26 22:57:00 | I can't understand the scoring in tennis :) Sometimes in the Australian open, a player wins in two sets. Sometimes like with the Cypriot guy, they go 2 sets down then play on to win 3-2. so is it best of 3 or best of 5 ? Pete |
Organicpete (133) | ||
| 424521 | 2006-01-26 23:09:00 | www.google.co.nz | ninja (1671) | ||
| 424522 | 2006-01-26 23:37:00 | Mens Singles = Best of 5 Mens Doubles = Best of 3 Womens Singles = Best of 3 unsure of the rest, those are the only types of matches I have watched. |
Haze (3028) | ||
| 424523 | 2006-01-27 00:00:00 | Sports I hate: Tennis Netball tennis basketball Tennis Socker, and Tennis |
JJJJJ (528) | ||
| 424524 | 2006-01-27 00:14:00 | Sports I hate: Tennis Netball tennis basketball Tennis Socker, and Tennis You forgot: Golf Tennis |
Greven (91) | ||
| 424525 | 2006-01-27 00:53:00 | I found this: The rules of the new game of lawn tennis were drawn up by the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in 1875. Scoring derived from real, or royal, tennis, which had its origins in medieval cathedral cloisters. The name comes from the French habit of calling out tenez! (take this!) before serving. In real tennis, each exchange was worth 15 points, the score of 40 being an abbreviation for 45. Deuce is a corruption of a deux (meaning two consecutive exchanges needed to win). Love is either a corruption of l'oeuf (an egg) or playing not seriously but for the love of the game. Great trivia for those pub quiz nights. :thumbs: |
Winston001 (3612) | ||
| 424526 | 2006-01-27 01:11:00 | You forgot: Golf Tennis I hardly think Golf qualifies as a "sport". |
pixeldust (6619) | ||
| 424527 | 2006-01-27 03:15:00 | Thanks Ninja, Haze and Winston :) Now I get it . Have to agree about basketball JJJJJJJJ another american abomination ;) cheers Pete |
Organicpete (133) | ||
| 424528 | 2006-01-27 03:25:00 | I hardly think Golf qualifies as a "sport". Couldn't agree more. I think it is more like an expensive game which test your accuracy under the scorching-hot sun for half a day. Tennis is not that bad, actually. My favourite sport: badminton. Cheers :) |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 424529 | 2006-01-27 03:46:00 | You forgot: Golf Tennis And: Cricket Tennis :rolleyes: |
FoxyMX (5) | ||
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