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Rules
The rules you actually wonder about while playing. Real situations, simple answers and official FIP references.
Questions from the court
Find the answer before your next game.
Serve
Who serves first in the second/third set?
The pair whose turn is next. After a tie-break, the pair that received its first point serves. Either partner can start.
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Serve
If you bend your knees, how high can you hit your serve?
Use your waist height at the instant you hit the ball.
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Serve
Your serve hits your own wall before crossing the net. Is it good?
The serve cannot use your own wall as a rebound.
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Serve
A lob serve lands in the box and clears the fence. Is it a fault?
Clearing the fence after the correct bounce is not itself a fault.
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Serve
A serve hits the wall–fence ledge on an older court. Is it in?
The earlier case uses the direction after the ledge.
FIP practical case · earlier edition
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Serve
A serve hits the wall between two bounces. Who wins the point?
A legal serve must be returned before its second bounce.
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Serve
Can you volley a serve if you stand outside the service box?
You cannot volley the return of serve.
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Serve
A net serve lands in and exits through the gate. Let or fault?
A let if outside play is authorized; otherwise a fault.
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