By Eli Buenaventura
For Variety

Since today is Valentine Day, maybe it is fitting and timely to give space to questions and answers about tennis “Love.” Here are 10 questions and answers to refresh your memory.
Q. What does “Love” in tennis mean?
A. It means nothing or zero point. It is derived from the French word “oeuf” which means egg, The oval shape of the egg is symbolic of the numeral “0.”
Q. When did the word “Love” become part of the method of scoring in tennis as it is today?
A. Since the 13th century. Any point scored is by 15, such as 15, 30 and 40. The score “forty” which comes after “thirty” is an actual abbreviation of “forty five”. If both players would have the same score of forty, the score is called deuce, which is derived from the French word “a deux”, indicating that two points must be won consecutively to win the game.
Q. Tennis players are easy objects of party jokes as poor lovers. True or False.
A. True. But it is not because they are bad lovers. It is simply because love in tennis means nothing. The more they “love” their opponents, the more the latter hates them. Tennis had come into being in the 13th-century France. And France is the most romantic country in the world so does its tennis players.
Q. Who is the tennis couple who is being offered $10 million to allow its first born to play in a tournament in 2017?
A. Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf. The millionaire who made the offer is excited to see the sibling of two of the greatest players of the game, imagining the serve and volley game the kid will going to have.
Q. Why did Andy Roddick break up with his pop star/actress girlfriend Mandy Moore?
A. Roddick reportedly said that she gets more attention than he is.
Q. Who are two former No. 1 players in the world whose love affair did not reach the altar?
A. Jimmy Connor and Christ Evert. They both appeared on the cover of the Sports Illustrated on July 15, 1974 entitled “Sweetheart of the Wimbledon.” They both won the Gentlemen and Women’s Singles titles in that year.
Q. When did Andy Roddick suffer his first love set loss as a professional?
A. At the 2007 Australian Open during his semifinal round match against the eventual champion, Roger Federer. Federer beat him, 6-2, 6-0, 6-4. Federer beat Gonzales in three sets in the finals to win his 10th Grand Slam title.
Q. When asked why he is not retiring from tennis, he said “it is my first love.” Who is this player?
A. Boris Becker. He is now 38-years-old and is still very much involved in tennis activities. Becker owns the company that manufactures Volkl rackets.
Q. Who is the former No. 1 player whose lovelife is not as successful as his tennis career?
A. Bjorn Borg. Borg was top player from 1974 to 1981. But had two unsuccessful marriages. He had one from Mariana Simeonescu of Romania and Berta Berle of Italy.
Q. Who is the highly-ranked female tennis who withdrew from the 2007 Australian Open due to a “love” problem.
A. Justine Henin of Belgium. She divorced her husband and is presently ranked No. 2 in the world.