Why are points scored so weird in Tennis?
4/27/202616 min
How was Tennis invented? How has Tennis evolved over the years? What are the different shots you can make in Tennis?
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 0· Host0:00
And now it's time for Who Smarted? [tennis balls being hit] Psst, hey, smartypants, we have to be very, very quiet. I'm at the Pimpleton Championships and it's add-in 5-4 in the third set, match point. But before we get into the swing of the action, can you tell me what sport I'm watching? Is it... Oh, wait, you already know from the episode title. I'm watching tennis.
Jimmy McIntosh· Guest0:25
Shh.
Speaker 0· Host0:26
Sorry.
Jimmy McIntosh· Guest0:27
Shh.
Speaker 0· Host0:27
Here comes the serve.
Jimmy McIntosh· Guest0:28
Game, set, and match. Byrne Fjord.
Speaker 0· Host0:33
Wow, an ace. That's game, set, and match. Byrne Fjord has just beaten Jimmy McIntosh to become Pimpleton champion.
Jimmy McIntosh· Guest0:41
You cannot be serious. That serve was out by a mile.
Speaker 2· Soundbite0:45
I'm sorry, Mr. McIntosh, the serve was in.
Jimmy McIntosh· Guest0:49
Oh, yeah? Says who?
Speaker 2· Soundbite0:51
Eagle Eye, the Pimpleton electronic line calling system. I have a margin of error of a mere three millimeters.
Jimmy McIntosh· Guest1:00
Which is exactly how far out that last serve was.
Speaker 2· Soundbite1:03
You said it was out by a mile.
Jimmy McIntosh· Guest1:05
Ugh. It's a figure of speech, circuit brain. Hey, you.
Speaker 0· Host1:09
Me?
Jimmy McIntosh· Guest1:10
Yeah, guy talking loudly during the match. Did you think that serve was in or out?
Speaker 0· Host1:15
I, um, I think it was in.
Jimmy McIntosh· Guest1:18
You can't be serious.
Speaker 0· Host1:20
Well, I do tend to tell a lot of jokes.
Speaker 2· Soundbite1:22
Mr. McIntosh, it is proper tennis etiquette to be magnanimous in victory and gracious