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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
If you bend your knees, how high can you hit your serve?
Use your waist height at the instant you hit the ball.
Serve
Your serve hits your own wall before crossing the net. Is it good?
The serve cannot use your own wall as a rebound.
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.
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
Serve
A serve hits the wall between two bounces. Who wins the point?
A legal serve must be returned before its second bounce.
Serve
Can you volley a serve if you stand outside the service box?
You cannot volley the return of serve.
Serve
A net serve lands in and exits through the gate. Let or fault?
A let if outside play is authorized; otherwise a fault.
Ball in play
The ball hits the top of the fence frame. Do you keep playing?
A legal rebound off the top frame can stay live.
Ball in play
An extra net above the fence stops the ball. Does play continue?
The extra containment net is not a playable court surface.
Ball in play
Your shot hits a loose ball on the opponents’ court. Is the point yours?
It may stay live or require a let under the current rule.
Court
Can there be a gap between the net post and the fence?
The net must close the space between the posts.
Court
What if the ball hits the white strip below an extra-high fence?
The earlier FIP case treats the white boundary strip as out.
FIP practical case · earlier edition
