Tennis scores and right-to-left languages

1. Why is 15 30 40 used in tennis?
2. Why is tennis scoring in French?
3. What does 6 7 5 mean in tennis?
4. What is 15 30 40 in French?

Why is 15 30 40 used in tennis?

Tennis scores were shown in the middle ages on two clock faces which went from 0 to 60. On each score the pointer moved round a quarter from 0 to 15, 30, 45 and a win on 60. Somehow the forty five got truncated to forty when the clock faces dropped out of use.

Why is tennis scoring in French?

Answer: Tennis was originally played indoors in France. At the top of the hall was a clock and the only way they could get a scoring system was the four quarters of the clock.

What does 6 7 5 mean in tennis?

A set is won by the first side to win six games, with a margin of at least two games over the other side (e.g. 6–3 or 7–5). If the set is tied at six games each, a tie-break is usually played to decide the set. A match is won when a player or a doubles team has won the majority of the prescribed number of sets.

What is 15 30 40 in French?

Premier point (first point): 15 quinze (kanz) Second point (second point): 30 trente (trahn) Troisième point (third point): 40 quarante (kah-rrohn) Quatrième point (fourth point): Jeu (zhuh)