at love

phrase

: holding one's opponent scoreless in tennis

Examples of at love in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sabalenka held and then played one of her best games of the match, breaking at love to tie it at 4-all. — Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026

Others, especially those who are widowed or divorced, are hoping for a second shot at love. — Itay Hod, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

In the first semifinal, Swiatek broke Svitolina’s serve at love for a 5-3 lead in the third set. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Zverev won the tiebreaker at love and then won 10 consecutive points in the second set en route to a 3-1 lead. — Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for at love

• above
• foxglove
• hereof
• thereof
• whereof
• dove
• glove
• of
• shove
• hereinabove