The girl I love and court (5)
I believe the answer is:
patio
'court' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'the girl i love' is the wordplay.
'the girl' becomes 'pat' ().
'love' becomes 'o' (love means zero in tennis).
'pat'+'i'+'o'='PATIO'
'and' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for patio that I've seen before include "Paved eating area adjoining house" , "Paved area alongside a house" , "Exterior paved area" , "Spanish court" , "Paved area outside house" .)