## X. EXHIBITS 

## 16. THE SERVICE 

Immediately before starting the service motion, the server shall stand at rest with both feet behind (i.e. further from the net than) the baseline and within the imaginary extensions of the center mark and the sideline. 

The server shall then release the ball by hand in any direction and hit the ball with the racket before the ball hits the ground. The service motion is completed at the moment that the player’s racket hits or misses the ball. A player who is able to use only one arm may use the racket for the release of the ball. 

## 17 SERVING 

When serving in a standard game, the server shall stand behind alternate halves of the court, starting from the right half of the court in every game. 

In a tie-break game, the service shall be served from behind alternate halves of the court, with the first served from the right half of the court. 

The service shall pass over the net and hit the service court diagonally opposite, before the receiver returns it. 

## 18. FOOT FAULT 

During the service motion, the server shall not: 

a. Change position by walking or running, although slight movements of the feet are permitted; or 

b. Touch the baseline or the court with either foot; or 

c. Touch the area outside the imaginary extension of the sideline with either foot; or 

d. Touch the imaginary extension of the center mark with either foot. 

If the server breaks this rule it is a “Foot Fault”. 

Case 1:  In a singles match, is the server allowed to serve standing behind the part of the baseline between the singles sideline and the doubles sideline? 

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. 

## X. EXHIBITS 

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 reason - able 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. 

## 22. THE LET DURING A SERVICE 

The service is a let if: 

a. The ball served touches the net, strap or band, and is otherwise good; or, after touching the net, strap or band, touches the receiver or the receiver’s partner or anything they wear or carry before hitting the ground; or 

b. The ball is served when the receiver is not ready. 

In the case of a service let, that particular service shall not count, and the server shall serve again, but a service let does not cancel a previous fault. 

Additional approved alternative procedures can be found in Appendix V. 

## 23. THE LET 

In all cases when a let is called, except when a service let is called on a second ser - vice, the whole point shall be replayed. 

Case 1:  When the ball is in play, another ball rolls onto court. A let is called. The server had previously served a fault. Is the server now entitled to a first service or second service? 

Decision:  First service. The whole point must be replayed. 

## 24. PLAYER LOSES POINT 

The point is lost if: 

a. The player serves two consecutive faults; or 

