Decision: No. 

Case 2: Is the server allowed to have one or both feet off the ground? 

Decision: Yes. 

## 19. SERVICE FAULT 

The service is a fault if: 

a. The server breaks Rules 16, 17 or 18; or 

b. The server misses the ball when trying to hit it; or 

c. The ball served touches a permanent fixture, singles stick or net post before it hits the ground; or 

d. The ball served touches the server or server’s partner, or anything the server or server’s partner is wearing or carrying. 

Case 1: After tossing a ball to serve, the server decides not to hit it and catches it instead. Is this a fault? 

Decision: No. A player, who tosses the ball and then decides not to hit it, is allowed to catch the ball with the hand or the racket, or to let the ball bounce. 

Case 2: During a singles match played on a court with net posts and singles sticks, the ball served hits a singles stick and then hits the correct service court. Is this a fault? 

Decision: Yes. 

## 20. SECOND SERVICE 

If the first service is a fault, the server shall serve again without delay from behind the same half of the court from which that fault was served, unless the service was from the wrong half. 

## 21. WHEN TO SERVE & RECEIVE 

The server shall not serve until the receiver is ready. However, the receiver shall play to the reasonable pace of the server and shall be ready to receive within a reasonable time of the server being ready. 

A receiver who attempts to return the service shall be considered as being ready. If it is demonstrated that the receiver is not ready, the service cannot be called a fault. 

