One clarification on question #4: if your momentum causes you to touch the net AFTER the ball has bounced twice on the other side, then the point is no longer live, and the point is yours.
@@alessandrotommasi9941 The idea is that you must make a legal hit. In the same way, if you return the ball and it hits the opponent (normally they would lose the point), but then if your paddle continues forward and hits the opponent, that is illegal also and you lose the point.
Quick question. If your opponent can’t call a double bounce then what’s to say I let the ball bounce twice every time? Like you hit a short soft ball and I don’t feel like running up fast so I just wait for a second bounce and don’t call it on myself? Yes, it would be a dick move but based on that rule we’d have to continue playing right?
@@adamcravets5408 that would not be in keeping with the spirit of the sport. You could also call in balls out, etc.... The double bounce can be difficult for a player to call on himself, because sometimes you don't even see it happen. I hope that makes sense.
@@fotoarttoo I totally agree about the spirit of the sport but in that same spirit it seems to me that having the other player call the double bounce would be more appropriate. I look at it like a foot fault. You don't call those on yourself because you aren't looking at your feet when serving. When chasing down a ball you get focused on the ball and may miss the double bounce. Seems like if that happens the other player should be allowed to correct the situation. Just thinking out loud here...
If a right handed player on the ad court, tosses his serve so that toss crosses the center hash mark. He makes contact on the other side of the center hash mark without moving his feet. Can he reach across the center hashmark and make contact and have it be a good serve. Is that a good serve or is it a fault?
Hey Ryan! Just wanted to thank you for using a tennis board. It is refreshing and easier to remember the rules/strategies this way and also picture it in our heads. Thumbs up!! :)
Tennis coach & chair umpire here :) Regarding the double bounce (what we call "not up") on close balls, you normally can tell which way it was by the spin the ball gets. If it's really really close - so you could actually doubt wether the ball bounced twice or not - if you look closely you can see that if you get it in one bounce you generally get underspin of some degree and if you get it AFTER the second bounce, you generally get a bit of neutral or topspin. They are difficult calls to make even in professional tennis, and easy to fool an umpire. In amateur tennis the general rule of thumb is that a player is responible of every calls happening on his end of the court. Line calls, not up calls, etc. because it is still considered a gentleman's sport and... well... you are the one closer to the call :D Great video, keep them coming :) S.
Excellent video. Here's another rules situation I've often wondered about. Suppose it is the first point of a doubles set. The receiver is in a normal position to return serve. The receiver's partner is near the baseline and centerline. The serve comes down the middle, and the receiver's partner returns the ball into play. Since this is the first point in the set, would this be legal? Would it simply require the receiver's partner to play the deuce court for the remainder of the set?
In the last situation where the ball bounces back over the net due to backspin, can the returning player run around the net onto the opposition side to hit the ball while it is in play.?
As far as touching the net or court on the opponent's side in both the 4th and 5th examples you can touch the net or court IF the point is already over as in a second bounce or you hit the opponent with the ball or fence BEFORE you touch the net etc..
Wild. The starting serve scenario (#1) just came up in my match today. You must've been watching. And how frustrating is #3 - the last person who knows if it double bounces is usually the person hitting the ball.
Actually, they should be the first to know. From an outsider's perspective, it can be hard to tell if the ball bounced a second time before they hit it when it all can happen within a fraction of a second whereas the person hitting it can hear and feel if the ball bounced again before they hit it (kind of like a 6th sense). The only issue is that it's easy to cheat when that's the case. (My example applies to a mediocre and up level, perhaps not beginners)
Ryan, love your crystal-clear explanations! Could you please do a video showing when a double bounce off the racquet is and is not legal? What constitutes "continuous motion"? What if its outside the control of the player (due to wind, or the net bouncing it back onto your racquet and you accidentally manage to get it over to the other side etc).
Thanks ryan, i knew all these and i faced many of people who dont know or cannot believe what you say... as provide, i had to show them the role book or such questions you answered by the way the last scenario is almost impossible in single and very hard to execute in doubles as you may touch the net easily. Finally, two common issues i saw players dont know about : 1. double hit on racket : if you double or even triple hit the ball with your racket while you executed 1 continues swing, it will count as 1 and both of you have to continue playing 2. ball hits another ball which is in the court : if players cannot say which ball bounced, it will be a LET. otherwise, player should continue and run for the ball. then always put balls out of your court before serve
Good video. I’ve explained those many times. On the 1st one remember the infamous foot fault called on Marat Safin at the Aussie open by the official at the other end of the court when serving on the duce side his right foot crossed the extension of the center hash. It’s interesting that officials seem to be instructed not to call that because it’s common to see that foot fault it never called
A question for the part 2 maybe.. When a player (amatuer mostly) hits the ball and the ball makes contact with the string of the racquet twice (you can tell by the funny spin the ball gets) is this a fault or an error for the player?
Nice video. For #4, it wasn't made clear at first when you mentioned the scenario, but it's just that you can't touch the net when the point is LIVE. If your shot has already bounced twice (2nd bounce could be the fence) and the point is over, then you can touch the net, although I would still always try to avoid touching the net as a habit.
@@2MinuteTennis In this scenario is the rule the same as for the previous one where you can't call a double bounce on your opponent's side. In this case if they hit the net but don't call it can you claim it, it isn't a call on 'their side' now, but it is something I have seen happen a lot of times, far more than the double bounce. I guess there are some who know they've done it and don't want to admit it and give the point away, but there are also clearly others where they touch with a foot or something while playing the shot and don't notice, but from further away it is clear to you. I guess again you probably can't call it though I would at least point out the fault.
Another weird net exception: In a singles match with singles sticks, it’s legal to touch the net outside the singles stick. The net officially ends at the singles stick.
That was excellent. I knew four out of five (missing the first one.) One question: At the professional level, can the chair umpire call a double bounce?
The second question about hitting a player from the serve - this happens with a guy at my club. When he's playing against me on the ad side and I'm serving to the deuce box, he stands on the serve line T to put me off, so knowing this rule I serve straight at him. Results about 50-50 as I win the point sometimes by hitting him but other times he manages to dodge and the serve goes out.
Correct. I’ve never understood why people stand at the “t” to distract the opponent. They are actually making the service box bigger in a sense. I’d aim for the “t” and if you hit them in the air you win the point automatically.
@@2MinuteTennis I was serving in doubles several weeks ago, hit the returners partner (barely grazed him in the leg, he never moved a muscle) and chaos ensued. He admitted it hit him, we all knew the rule, but they vehemently claimed they should get the point. When we said no (partly because of their attitude about it, like we owed them), the guy who was hit pouted, donated his next serve game, and then walked off the court without saying anything (good game, etc.). My partner who hosts the matches, emailed them both and I chimed in and it went on for days until he finally relented. I decided to ask a tennis players Facebook group what they thought, and we’ll more than 50% said we were jerks for taking the point using ridiculous arguments and attacking me and my partner. Oh well!
@@rodf9000 you won the point. Doesn’t matter if it on purpose or by accident. If your serve hits them in the air you win the point. Sorry to hear the trouble you went through.
On scenario number 4, it depends on whether the ball you hit has bounced a 2nd time or not before you touch the net, because at that stage, the point is over.
Also matters if you are playing singles on a court with singles sticks attached to the net. The outside portion of the net between the singles sticks and the net post are not considered part of the net with regard to this rule.
This was a excellent video Coach, I actually told a guy in the 90s he wasn’t allowed to serve on the outside doubles lines in singles and we in a league match with empires, but not every court had a chair empire. So he served the ball from the outside and I called the ball out, and he got mad, and got an empire and they told him the rules, even if you could serve the ball from there, and you hit a serve into someone wheel house, it’s a easy winner, I would literally hit a drop shot return.
Thanks for adding in point 6. That happened to me in a match several months ago. I didn't know you could reach over the net to hit the ball. It makes sense as you phrased it: you can do it after the ball has bounced on your side.
A question about IFT rule 10. Change of the ends. How the players change the ends when tiebreaker finished in a set? - After the tiebreak you switch sides, from wherever you ended up) or started up (on a tiebreak)?
This is great. I knew most of the rules except the double bounce one. Sending to all my friends who flout the rules and get upset when I call them out 🤣
Number 5 rule just happened with my partner in double game yesterday. She was by the ball and just watched it bounced back and did no try to touch it. She did not know what to do. And it was a high bounce and she had all time in the universe. She just stayed and watched it . We lost the point. ...but won the game :) Thanks for the video
For the double bounce... remember me of 2022 US Open final ! 🤩 When Casper Ruud call himself for a double bounce... he was winning the point otherwise cause Alcaraz send the ball in the net ! That rule is based on the honnesty and sportsmanship of the players...
This was a great video! I played tennis in my childhood but then it got complicated to keep on playing because it's very hard and expensive to play on a court in my city. Thanks to the pandemy, paddle became popular again in my country and I started playing it with my friends since it's more affordable and accessible. And boy I've been having fun! So for me, actually know most of these rules because of paddle. It's funny because this game actually exploids many of this "wacky" rules of tennis, and actually many of them are common situations in paddle/padel. Since you're playing between walls, it's almost an objective to bring the ball back into your side, and sometimes pro-player counter that by doing a drop or sending the ball into your side of the net (If that happens and the ball hits the ground just once and you didn't touch the ball yet, the ball is still in game because it didn't bounce twice).
What about foot faults? Mostly at the rec level during serve many times people step on the baseline before hitting the ball. Can you cover foot faults during serve , can be an interesting video !
Hey Ryan, Sorry if I missed this question/answer, but when you say "allowed to stand" inside the singles or doubles line (whichever applies) Does that mean both feet ENTIRELY within the line extending out? Part of both feet? Part of just one foot? I know its just detail, but I was curious
So in fact, all of those instances happen in pro tennis ALL THE TIME (the one example at Wimbledon you mentioned, where the server hit the receiver's partner while the ball was mid-air, and then two other instances where a player had to reach over the net to win the point. The first one was Jamie Murray in doubles having to reach over the net after a backspinner, and Jannik Sinner also had to reach over the net during the tournament at Luxembourg).
Another cool thing about the last rule is if the ball bounces back over, you can run around the net post and hit the ball from beside the court, as long as you don't step into the opposing court.
Although I saw this allowed in a pro game recently, it is umpire's call in any situation like this whether the player hitting the ball could be said to be hindering/unfairly distracting their opponent. I've seen these called both ways. It is not clear-cut
@@mwhitbread43 I mean it really is clear cut, being called for hindrance is a completely different rule. The rule I'm quoting is that you're allowed to cross the net of you are in the out of bounds area. I wouldn't be surprised if players have ran to their bench mid point in doubles to grab a racquet after a broken string or something dumb like that.
That's actually true. I used to play tennis and now I play paddle and this is actually pretty common among pro-players, since you're playing between walls, you want to bring the ball back into your court or out of the walls. You usually do that by doing a smash that hits the court and then bounces into the bottom wall, and when it bounces it can come back into your side of the court or it could get out of the court over the side wall. The thing with that is that your opponent if he is quick enough, he can keep the ball "alive" or he can try to make the ball pass into your door and go for the point.
Really cool and informative video. I got them all, but I have been playing tennis since I was a kid and in tournaments so it's somewhat intuitive and second-nature. I love stuff where you learn something; and that was this. Another fun, interesting rule I thought you might mention was when you hit a ball around and/or below the net poll. It is legal and you can win the point or put it back in play by hitting around and even below the level of the net pole.
Yup, I knew everything about that fifth rule, Milos Raonic did that in a mixed doubles match at the Aussie Open years ago. I try to purposely hit a back spinner dropshot anyways
One rule I find very interesting is that a player can hit the ball around the net post, the player can go wide and hit the ball around and below the level of the net. Roger Federer has a collection of points like that.
Here is a variance of scenario 5. Player A hits (or misshits) the ball so that it just barely goes over the net into player B alley and then bounces back over the net (due to backspin) towards player A alley. Player B runs around the netpost onto Player A side of court, but Player B doesn't step into Player A court. Player B reaches over and hits the ball into the net before the ball has bounced in Player A alley. Who wins the point? I actually did this many years ago and it started a huge argument. Opponent first claimed that I could not pass around the net post to their side of court. Second argument was that I lost the point by hitting the ball into the net instead of hitting the ball onto their court first. USTA clarified that a player can pass the netpost as long as the player doesn't touch the court area or lines of the opponents court. Second, the opponent's side of the net is considered part of the opponents court so hitting the ball into the net on the opponents side was legitimate.
@@walkcoolboy My understanding from USTA is that when Player B hit the ball into the net on Player A side, it is the same as hitting into Player A court. So, in your scenario, when the ball hit the net and bounced off, that is bounce one. So it doesn't matter where the ball landed for the second bounce as the point would be over. Now if Player A can hit the ball back over the net before the ball bounces twice on their side, then the point is still in play. Note: most of the time when the ball is hit into the net, the ball just rolls down the net onto the court- point over. But I could see where if the ball hit the top of net, that the ball might bounce off the net cord into the air and give Player A an opportunity to hit it back over the net.
@@kentlewis6604it seems like if you hit the ball into the opposite side of the net, it is no different from hitting a ‘net cord’ shot from your own side (and that comparison is mentioned in Ryan’s video): the ball must still hit the ground IN the court on your opponent’s side, and the point is live until the ball bounces twice.
I have another question, are you allowed to toss the racket in the air to get a ball just out of reach and hit the ball when your not touching the racket?
Very easy questions ;) What about Ball is hitting the net-posts and jump back to the field? And what about Ball ist hitting the counting device, if this is permanently mounted on the net post - an ball jump back to the field?
Thank you for your work! I have a question. It's about the 'the second bounce into your side of the court.' What happens if you hit the crazy ball into the opponent's court after the ball makes the second bounce in your side of the court? Should the play be continued or what?...😅😅😅
I know all the rulings. Nice display of the court. And great explanantion on why. A let (replay due to net tape ball) only occurs when serving. Any other net ball is legal for a point.
You might have added when returning serve in doubles - Both teammates can, if they so desire, stand in the returning server's service box. However, 1. don't move so as to be a hindrance/distraction to the server - and 2. don't get hit by the ball before it lands.
Because 'leaning in' or even standing a bit in the box, is a dick move, I do my best to hit them hard. I my opinion it is a legal hindering. Lol, if they move to avoid being hit before the ball crosses the net... it is a hinderence.
The extended part of the 5th question or the answer thereof, I am sure but pls clarify for a friend of mine, u don't "have to" hit the ball back in the net and u can hit anywhere on the opponent's court. What u said is just the best way to play it. Where in the rule book does it say we can hit it anywhere? Just for good order sake .. TiA!
Regarding scenario #4, there is a scenario where a player hits the ball back over the net, and his momentum carries him into the net, but he still wins the point. If the players shot is a short ball or a drop shot and the ball bounces twice on the opponents side BEFORE the players momentum carries him into the net, then the player that touched the net wins the point.
This is exactly what happened today on the tennis court. They hit a ball with backspin and I reached over the net and hit a winner and he said USTA rule states that you can’t reach over the net. I told him that I can reach over because I hit my side first, he said I can’t do that. I end up giving him the point because I didn’t feel like arguing with him but I told him to go home and Google it.
Nice video and learned a lot. A question about six scenario. If the return player (yellow) reached over the net to the hit the ball against the net but the ball hit the net core and bounced on the serving side of the court once, is the point still in play and can the opponent (red) return the ball to keep playing? I guess the reason the point is automatically won by yellow player, if he hits the ball successfully to the opponent side of the net, is that the ball will roll to the court and considered have bounced multiple times so the point is over.
Question#1: What happens if the server stands outside of the single court, as described in the video? Does the returner automatically wins the point directly or (if it is 1st serve), does the server get to play a 2nd serve?
For Q#6, can you jump over the net (without touching the net) to play the shot (before the ball lands)? OR Is there a rule that states you can never enter the opponents area of play?
Have you seen the video of the player that jumped over the net like I’m situation 5 to hit the ball? If the player doesn’t touch the net and hits the ball mid jump and the ball bounces twice before the player lands on the opposite side it is considered to be their point
Not a tennis player, just curious: So in scenario 5, if you see the ball spinning back by itself to the opponent's side, can you jump over the net, hit the ball back towards the net and see that it dribbles before you actually land on their side and hence win the point in a moment in time you are completely on the opponent's side with your entire body, but just still in the air?
Fantastic video Ryan !!! Can your opponent “break” the plane of the net when hitting a shot. I think he can but he can’t make contact on your side. Correct ?
Re the 2nd rule. If you serve and the ball touches the net and goes over but then hits the other player (or, more likely, their partner!) before touching the ground, I believe the call is ‘let’ serve, because on the served ball, as soon as it touched the net, the possibilities were either ‘out’ or ‘let’ serve. It can’t be out if it hit the player so it is a let on either the 1st or 2nd serve. I have wondered about this for a while!
extension to 6th rule...are you allowed to cross to other side around the net to hit the ball( while on opponents side) ???...and in the process you made sure to not touch the net.
Yes. But, the player has to win point before they land on the opponent’s court. Or, they can jump at an angle by the Net post and land outside of their court.
Hey Ryan - good top 5. Try these for your subscribers: During play your opponents hat falls off and a following shot from you hits it which kills the bounce. Is it replay or your point? 2. A ball falls out of their pocket then they stop the point 'hinderance' - cause the ball gets in their way later in the rally? 3. Your shot hits the net post and then lands in the court. Play on or lost point?
You are responsible for clothing or tennis ball that fall out of your pocket. You can benefit for your mistakes. The net post is part of the net and the ball is still in play.
@@thomasmedeiros5722 I assume you meant you cannot benefit from your mistakes? I would think that in case 1 you win the point, if opponent leaves their hat on the floor and the ball hits it that's not your fault, so you get the point. Similarly if they drop a ball I don't think they can call a let, otherwise it would be very abusable, deliberately dropping a ball when you are about to lose the point for a redo would be a bit unfair. In both cases I think you can call a let on the premise that the dropped object causes a hindrance to you, but I don't think you are obliged to do so, you can play on if you want.
1. Your point. The point ended the moment the ball made contact with the hat in your favor. 2. Players cannot call a let on hinderances caused by themselves. The point is yours if they stop play. You on the other hand have the option to call a let as the condition was not caused by your actions. But you must do so immediately. In an officiated match, the umpire would stop the point and replay on the first instance. Subsequent instances would result in a lost point for the player dropping the ball. 3. Post is part of the net and remains in play (ball still needs to go over the net or around the outside of the post). Except, during singles with singles sticks installed on the net. The singles sticks become the new "net post" and the physical net posts are considered out.
Please explain this with demo - "This is good return - . The ball passes under the net cord between the singles stick and the adjacent net post without touching either net, net cord or net post and hits the ground in the correct court"
On #4 though, IF (and it's a big IF that it wouldn't be disputed) you hit an overhead, the ball you hit bounces on their side and hit the back or side wall/fence, and THEN you touch the net that would be your point because once the ball hits something out of play the point is over. Right?
Also on #6, it's good to note that you can always follow through over the net as long as contact in on your side. So your racquet crossing the plane of the net can happen in 2 circumstances. One with contact on your side, and the other with contact on theirs.
This actually happened in my match last week: Player (A) hits a ball with a lot of back spin, ball crosses over the net, bounces once on Player (B's) side, backspins & HITS (but not cross over) the net AND deflects off the net with enough air that Player (B) make a volley into Player (A) side. Players debate on whether the point was over once the ball touches the net after it had already bounced ONCE on Player (B) side. Player (B) claims the ball was still live since it did not bounce on the ground twice and that the Player (B) is permitted to make the volley since the ball was still in play. Who's point? Isn't the point over once the ball strikes the net after the first bounce? Is there a code in the rule book for this scenario?
Funny ! I learnt the last comment of the 5th rule (targeting the net). Thanks. Question, what is the rule regarding a volley not centered in the sweet spot, and seeming to be hit unintentionally twice... ?
Geez, this is sooooooo funny, love these kinds of videos, Ryan! Meanwhile, I also learned a lot from this video, especially the first one, I thought the opponent can stand at anywhere to start the serve
The biggest argument I ever had was my opponent called a double hit on me, meaning my racquet bobbled and hit the ball twice. However, I argued that it was in one continuous motion or swing so it is legal and just a miss hit. Am I right, the ball is still in play if it goes over the net and land on my opponent side in bounds?
The is a great video! I think the double-bounce rule needs to be clarified. You are assuming that there is no umpire, which is why only the hitter can make the call, but in real games, if the hitter is dishonest, it will create a conflict right away. This is the same problem when the hitter calls out when the ball was actually in, which happens way more often than the double-bounce situation.
Of course there is no umpire and this is not a pro match - these always have an umpire. Frankly I doubt #3 is the rule in the book, but kind of gentleman agreement - same as for judging outs. You just never play again with dishonest guy…
Can you talk about illegal foot positioning during a serve, stepping with the back food across the center line? Also how about hitting a ball on the ad side while serving on a deuce side? Is that legal?
Hey Ryan, nice video, did not know the first one! Follow-up question to #2: What happens if during the serve, the ball first hits the net, and then the opponents body? would that be a Let call? or 2nd serve? or point to the server?
@@tomr6955 when the serve tips the top of the net and is touched by the returner or returner’s partner in the air, it’s a let and redo the serve. Thanks!!
Great video Ryan. Keep it up. If it comes to rule 6, I heard the doubles case that due to strong wind the ball was coming back high above the net pretty close to the net post. Once the net player noticed it, he run around the net post on opponents side and managed to hit the ball off the air to opponents court side winning apparently the point. There was a long dispute about it but the hitter was 100% sure he was allowed. What is your opinion about this case ?
I got 2 , 4 , 5 , and 6 right .. But with all due respect I disagree with you in the 1st and 3rd situations .. In the 1st : the player can cross the base line before the other player serves , but yet you were correct with the parallel vertical lines .. In the 3rd : the umpire chair ref who’s the one to decide whether it bounced once or twice , and no body can challenge that call .
I never talked about the returner. The returner can stand anywhere. I was talking about the server. And I was talking about normal marshes…not matches that have chair umpires.
With touching the net, there is a nuance. It is only seen as a fault as long as the ball is in play. I have had that I had to sprint for a ball, I made it but my balance was slowly tipping over closer and closer to the net, but I was able to not touch the net before the ball bounced twice. After the ball bounced twice I crashed the net from above. But the ball wasn't in play anymore, so it was my point.
if on questions six the ball spins back way over to the side can you go around the net to hit the ball (crossing over into your opponents side)? if yes, could you likewise jump over the net (not touching of course) to hit a ball that spun back across the net?
What happens if the ball touches the net pole, and then lands right? And what happens if the ball hits the umpire chair and lands right? Obviously the chair would be loosing the point, but are the net poles considered part of the net?
If the ball hits the net post and lands in then you’re good. Point continues. Unless the ball passes in the space between the net and the post. If it hits the umpire chair it’s loss of point.
Hi, one thing remains unclear. The last point: you are allowed to reach over and hit it in their net. Before or after it bounced on their side? This didn't came out clear but I suppose before the second bounce?
rule 2 is correct. Not only on serve but also during normal exchange. I saw the situations in the Nalbandian game. He was hit with the ball to stand outside the end line. The point was awarded to the opponent. There is an exception. If you intentionally hit the opponent, it is unsportsmanlike behavior and you get a warning and lose a point.
On the last example. Is the ball dead when it hits the net or after it dribbles onto the court. For example if the ball is bouncing back over to the opponent side, after they hit a heavy backspin. If I jump over the net to hit the ball and I manage to hit it into the net on their side, is the point over when it hits the net, or does it have to bounce twice on the ground???
One clarification on question #4: if your momentum causes you to touch the net AFTER the ball has bounced twice on the other side, then the point is no longer live, and the point is yours.
Yep. You are correct. You can touch the net when the ball is not in play.
@@2MinuteTennis Interesting, not true in Pickleball! Momentum can never allow you to touch the net or other player, even after the ball is dead.
@@eichelman That's weird? If the ball isn't in play, what point are your playing for?
@@alessandrotommasi9941 The idea is that you must make a legal hit. In the same way, if you return the ball and it hits the opponent (normally they would lose the point), but then if your paddle continues forward and hits the opponent, that is illegal also and you lose the point.
Or if the ball touches the other player's body first, or if the ball hets the back curtain first...
I was a USTA official for about 4 years, so thankfully I had run into all of these situations . Thanks for the post.
Quick question. If your opponent can’t call a double bounce then what’s to say I let the ball bounce twice every time? Like you hit a short soft ball and I don’t feel like running up fast so I just wait for a second bounce and don’t call it on myself? Yes, it would be a dick move but based on that rule we’d have to continue playing right?
@@adamcravets5408 that would not be in keeping with the spirit of the sport. You could also call in balls out, etc.... The double bounce can be difficult for a player to call on himself, because sometimes you don't even see it happen. I hope that makes sense.
@@fotoarttoo I totally agree about the spirit of the sport but in that same spirit it seems to me that having the other player call the double bounce would be more appropriate. I look at it like a foot fault. You don't call those on yourself because you aren't looking at your feet when serving. When chasing down a ball you get focused on the ball and may miss the double bounce. Seems like if that happens the other player should be allowed to correct the situation. Just thinking out loud here...
If a right handed player on the ad court, tosses his serve so that toss crosses the center hash mark. He makes contact on the other side of the center hash mark without moving his feet. Can he reach across the center hashmark and make contact and have it be a good serve. Is that a good serve or is it a fault?
@@Billbillr If I understand your question correctly, the answer is yes! Just as long as his body is in the legal appropriate area for serving.
Hey Ryan! Just wanted to thank you for using a tennis board. It is refreshing and easier to remember the rules/strategies this way and also picture it in our heads. Thumbs up!! :)
Tennis coach & chair umpire here :) Regarding the double bounce (what we call "not up") on close balls, you normally can tell which way it was by the spin the ball gets. If it's really really close - so you could actually doubt wether the ball bounced twice or not - if you look closely you can see that if you get it in one bounce you generally get underspin of some degree and if you get it AFTER the second bounce, you generally get a bit of neutral or topspin. They are difficult calls to make even in professional tennis, and easy to fool an umpire. In amateur tennis the general rule of thumb is that a player is responible of every calls happening on his end of the court. Line calls, not up calls, etc. because it is still considered a gentleman's sport and... well... you are the one closer to the call :D
Great video, keep them coming :)
S.
Excellent video. Here's another rules situation I've often wondered about. Suppose it is the first point of a doubles set. The receiver is in a normal position to return serve. The receiver's partner is near the baseline and centerline. The serve comes down the middle, and the receiver's partner returns the ball into play. Since this is the first point in the set, would this be legal? Would it simply require the receiver's partner to play the deuce court for the remainder of the set?
That would be fine. But now you’ll have to switch and play that way for the set. Haha never thought of this. Good stuff!
Hahaha well thought
@kNautyyEspicyyy! you can stand where you want but you can't volley the serve
This is a good one Milton
In the last situation where the ball bounces back over the net due to backspin, can the returning player run around the net onto the opposition side to hit the ball while it is in play.?
As far as touching the net or court on the opponent's side in both the 4th and 5th examples you can touch the net or court IF the point is already over as in a second bounce or you hit the opponent with the ball or fence BEFORE you touch the net etc..
You are correct. Thanks Tom!
Wild. The starting serve scenario (#1) just came up in my match today. You must've been watching.
And how frustrating is #3 - the last person who knows if it double bounces is usually the person hitting the ball.
Actually, they should be the first to know. From an outsider's perspective, it can be hard to tell if the ball bounced a second time before they hit it when it all can happen within a fraction of a second whereas the person hitting it can hear and feel if the ball bounced again before they hit it (kind of like a 6th sense). The only issue is that it's easy to cheat when that's the case. (My example applies to a mediocre and up level, perhaps not beginners)
Number 5 happens a lot on Paddel tennis due to the walls, and the rule is the same, you can touch tha ball on the other side. GREAT VIDEO. Thanks
Ryan, love your crystal-clear explanations! Could you please do a video showing when a double bounce off the racquet is and is not legal? What constitutes "continuous motion"? What if its outside the control of the player (due to wind, or the net bouncing it back onto your racquet and you accidentally manage to get it over to the other side etc).
Thanks ryan, i knew all these and i faced many of people who dont know or cannot believe what you say... as provide, i had to show them the role book or such questions you answered
by the way the last scenario is almost impossible in single and very hard to execute in doubles as you may touch the net easily.
Finally, two common issues i saw players dont know about :
1. double hit on racket : if you double or even triple hit the ball with your racket while you executed 1 continues swing, it will count as 1 and both of you have to continue playing
2. ball hits another ball which is in the court : if players cannot say which ball bounced, it will be a LET. otherwise, player should continue and run for the ball. then always put balls out of your court before serve
Been watching tennis on and off my whole life follow tennis from a distance these day very insightful
Good video. I’ve explained those many times. On the 1st one remember the infamous foot fault called on Marat Safin at the Aussie open by the official at the other end of the court when serving on the duce side his right foot crossed the extension of the center hash. It’s interesting that officials seem to be instructed not to call that because it’s common to see that foot fault it never called
The "double touch" on a single movement of the racquet had me wondering a couple of times before I knew it was legal... It happens very often also
A question for the part 2 maybe.. When a player (amatuer mostly) hits the ball and the ball makes contact with the string of the racquet twice (you can tell by the funny spin the ball gets) is this a fault or an error for the player?
As long as it’s one swing and inadvertent (not intentional) then it’s ok to double hit. The point continues.
This is something unusual unlike cricket
@@pritesh1369 The rule changed some years ago. Too difficult to endorse.
@@karipintakivi9153 yeah - I've heard that if you have slow motion video, the strings almost always contact the ball more than once.
@#1: "The receiver may stand anywhere inside or outside the court." Rule 8 Case 1 ITF rules
Nice video. For #4, it wasn't made clear at first when you mentioned the scenario, but it's just that you can't touch the net when the point is LIVE. If your shot has already bounced twice (2nd bounce could be the fence) and the point is over, then you can touch the net, although I would still always try to avoid touching the net as a habit.
You are correct. Can touch but not during live point. Thanks!!
@@2MinuteTennis In this scenario is the rule the same as for the previous one where you can't call a double bounce on your opponent's side. In this case if they hit the net but don't call it can you claim it, it isn't a call on 'their side' now, but it is something I have seen happen a lot of times, far more than the double bounce. I guess there are some who know they've done it and don't want to admit it and give the point away, but there are also clearly others where they touch with a foot or something while playing the shot and don't notice, but from further away it is clear to you. I guess again you probably can't call it though I would at least point out the fault.
Another weird net exception: In a singles match with singles sticks, it’s legal to touch the net outside the singles stick. The net officially ends at the singles stick.
That was excellent. I knew four out of five (missing the first one.) One question: At the professional level, can the chair umpire call a double bounce?
Yes the umps have the control in pro matches. They make all final calls.
The second question about hitting a player from the serve - this happens with a guy at my club. When he's playing against me on the ad side and I'm serving to the deuce box, he stands on the serve line T to put me off, so knowing this rule I serve straight at him. Results about 50-50 as I win the point sometimes by hitting him but other times he manages to dodge and the serve goes out.
Correct. I’ve never understood why people stand at the “t” to distract the opponent. They are actually making the service box bigger in a sense. I’d aim for the “t” and if you hit them in the air you win the point automatically.
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@@2MinuteTennis I was serving in doubles several weeks ago, hit the returners partner (barely grazed him in the leg, he never moved a muscle) and chaos ensued. He admitted it hit him, we all knew the rule, but they vehemently claimed they should get the point. When we said no (partly because of their attitude about it, like we owed them), the guy who was hit pouted, donated his next serve game, and then walked off the court without saying anything (good game, etc.). My partner who hosts the matches, emailed them both and I chimed in and it went on for days until he finally relented. I decided to ask a tennis players Facebook group what they thought, and we’ll more than 50% said we were jerks for taking the point using ridiculous arguments and attacking me and my partner. Oh well!
@@rodf9000 you won the point. Doesn’t matter if it on purpose or by accident. If your serve hits them in the air you win the point. Sorry to hear the trouble you went through.
Quite common in Interclub tournament, especially the seniors try to annoy the server!
On scenario number 4, it depends on whether the ball you hit has bounced a 2nd time or not before you touch the net, because at that stage, the point is over.
Also matters if you are playing singles on a court with singles sticks attached to the net. The outside portion of the net between the singles sticks and the net post are not considered part of the net with regard to this rule.
This was a excellent video Coach, I actually told a guy in the 90s he wasn’t allowed to serve on the outside doubles lines in singles and we in a league match with empires, but not every court had a chair empire. So he served the ball from the outside and I called the ball out, and he got mad, and got an empire and they told him the rules, even if you could serve the ball from there, and you hit a serve into someone wheel house, it’s a easy winner, I would literally hit a drop shot return.
Thanks for adding in point 6. That happened to me in a match several months ago. I didn't know you could reach over the net to hit the ball. It makes sense as you phrased it: you can do it after the ball has bounced on your side.
A question about IFT rule 10. Change of the ends. How the players change the ends when tiebreaker finished in a set?
- After the tiebreak you switch sides, from wherever you ended up) or started up (on a tiebreak)?
Nice. We want some more of these!
Haha I’ll make a part 2 that’s harder!!
This is great. I knew most of the rules except the double bounce one. Sending to all my friends who flout the rules and get upset when I call them out 🤣
Another great video - good to know these rules and avoid needless arguments. Thanks for sharing coach!
Number 5 rule just happened with my partner in double game yesterday. She was by the ball and just watched it bounced back and did no try to touch it. She did not know what to do. And it was a high bounce and she had all time in the universe. She just stayed and watched it .
We lost the point. ...but won the game :)
Thanks for the video
Rule 2 means every 1st serve is dodgeball from here on out for me.
Haha be careful out there.
Fantastic Ryan! Great stuff 👏
Thank you for explaining the rules, what if the receiver returns in doubles before the ball bounces ?
If either player touches the serve before it bounces (even if it’s obviously going out), the serving team wins the point.
Thank you, very entertaining and instructive video👏
For the double bounce... remember me of 2022 US Open final ! 🤩 When Casper Ruud call himself for a double bounce... he was winning the point otherwise cause Alcaraz send the ball in the net ! That rule is based on the honnesty and sportsmanship of the players...
This was a great video!
I played tennis in my childhood but then it got complicated to keep on playing because it's very hard and expensive to play on a court in my city.
Thanks to the pandemy, paddle became popular again in my country and I started playing it with my friends since it's more affordable and accessible. And boy I've been having fun! So for me, actually know most of these rules because of paddle.
It's funny because this game actually exploids many of this "wacky" rules of tennis, and actually many of them are common situations in paddle/padel. Since you're playing between walls, it's almost an objective to bring the ball back into your side, and sometimes pro-player counter that by doing a drop or sending the ball into your side of the net (If that happens and the ball hits the ground just once and you didn't touch the ball yet, the ball is still in game because it didn't bounce twice).
Thanks heaps Ryan! I love this video about tricky tennis rules! Cheers!
What about foot faults? Mostly at the rec level during serve many times people step on the baseline before hitting the ball. Can you cover foot faults during serve , can be an interesting video !
Hey Ryan, Sorry if I missed this question/answer, but when you say "allowed to stand" inside the singles or doubles line (whichever applies) Does that mean both feet ENTIRELY within the line extending out? Part of both feet? Part of just one foot? I know its just detail, but I was curious
Happy to clarify. Both of your feet must be entirely within the side line. Of the court you’re using to play (singles or doubles)
So in fact, all of those instances happen in pro tennis ALL THE TIME (the one example at Wimbledon you mentioned, where the server hit the receiver's partner while the ball was mid-air, and then two other instances where a player had to reach over the net to win the point. The first one was Jamie Murray in doubles having to reach over the net after a backspinner, and Jannik Sinner also had to reach over the net during the tournament at Luxembourg).
Aced it!
playing and umping since the early 80's
Another cool thing about the last rule is if the ball bounces back over, you can run around the net post and hit the ball from beside the court, as long as you don't step into the opposing court.
Are you sure. Can you prove it? Is there a rule somewhere?
I did this. I ran around and hit a winner on their side.
@@JBMarais ruclips.net/user/shortsSPUw8FkSBEQ?feature=share
Happened on the pro tour, is this good enough?
Although I saw this allowed in a pro game recently, it is umpire's call in any situation like this whether the player hitting the ball could be said to be hindering/unfairly distracting their opponent. I've seen these called both ways. It is not clear-cut
@@mwhitbread43 I mean it really is clear cut, being called for hindrance is a completely different rule. The rule I'm quoting is that you're allowed to cross the net of you are in the out of bounds area.
I wouldn't be surprised if players have ran to their bench mid point in doubles to grab a racquet after a broken string or something dumb like that.
That's actually true. I used to play tennis and now I play paddle and this is actually pretty common among pro-players, since you're playing between walls, you want to bring the ball back into your court or out of the walls. You usually do that by doing a smash that hits the court and then bounces into the bottom wall, and when it bounces it can come back into your side of the court or it could get out of the court over the side wall. The thing with that is that your opponent if he is quick enough, he can keep the ball "alive" or he can try to make the ball pass into your door and go for the point.
Really cool and informative video. I got them all, but I have been playing tennis since I was a kid and in tournaments so it's somewhat intuitive and second-nature. I love stuff where you learn something; and that was this. Another fun, interesting rule I thought you might mention was when you hit a ball around and/or below the net poll. It is legal and you can win the point or put it back in play by hitting around and even below the level of the net pole.
Yup, I knew everything about that fifth rule, Milos Raonic did that in a mixed doubles match at the Aussie Open years ago. I try to purposely hit a back spinner dropshot anyways
One rule I find very interesting is that a player can hit the ball around the net post, the player can go wide and hit the ball around and below the level of the net. Roger Federer has a collection of points like that.
Yep. You don’t need to hit over the net. You can hit around it.
Here is a variance of scenario 5. Player A hits (or misshits) the ball so that it just barely goes over the net into player B alley and then bounces back over the net (due to backspin) towards player A alley. Player B runs around the netpost onto Player A side of court, but Player B doesn't step into Player A court. Player B reaches over and hits the ball into the net before the ball has bounced in Player A alley. Who wins the point? I actually did this many years ago and it started a huge argument. Opponent first claimed that I could not pass around the net post to their side of court. Second argument was that I lost the point by hitting the ball into the net instead of hitting the ball onto their court first. USTA clarified that a player can pass the netpost as long as the player doesn't touch the court area or lines of the opponents court. Second, the opponent's side of the net is considered part of the opponents court so hitting the ball into the net on the opponents side was legitimate.
if the ball hit the net but land outside of the court, will player B win the point?
@@walkcoolboy
My understanding from USTA is that when Player B hit the ball into the net on Player A side, it is the same as hitting into Player A court. So, in your scenario, when the ball hit the net and bounced off, that is bounce one. So it doesn't matter where the ball landed for the second bounce as the point would be over. Now if Player A can hit the ball back over the net before the ball bounces twice on their side, then the point is still in play. Note: most of the time when the ball is hit into the net, the ball just rolls down the net onto the court- point over. But I could see where if the ball hit the top of net, that the ball might bounce off the net cord into the air and give Player A an opportunity to hit it back over the net.
@@kentlewis6604it seems like if you hit the ball into the opposite side of the net, it is no different from hitting a ‘net cord’ shot from your own side (and that comparison is mentioned in Ryan’s video): the ball must still hit the ground IN the court on your opponent’s side, and the point is live until the ball bounces twice.
I have another question, are you allowed to toss the racket in the air to get a ball just out of reach and hit the ball when your not touching the racket?
You need too be holding ur racket I’m pretty sure
No, you are not allowed to throw/toss your racket to hit the ball
Thank you so much! I feel so vindicated! Especially on the last one with reaching over and hitting down into the "opponent's" net.
You left off my favorite. The net poles are in play.
Yep! Many people don’t know that one. Also, score cards are NOT in play because they aren’t a permanent structure. Thanks!!
Thank you so much. This is fun. Learned something new. 😃 And you are delightful to watch.
Very easy questions ;)
What about Ball is hitting the net-posts and jump back to the field?
And what about Ball ist hitting the counting device, if this is permanently mounted on the net post - an ball jump back to the field?
Your tennis minutes are awesome .
Thank you for your work! I have a question. It's about the 'the second bounce into your side of the court.' What happens if you hit the crazy ball into the opponent's court after the ball makes the second bounce in your side of the court? Should the play be continued or what?...😅😅😅
Thanks a lot! It was fun, quick and I’ve learned much from a simple quiz. Very good explanation!
Glad you liked the video Micky!
I know all the rulings.
Nice display of the court.
And great explanantion on why.
A let (replay due to net tape ball) only occurs when serving. Any other net ball is legal for a point.
Most entertaining video , the last one was the most exhilarating one .
You might have added when returning serve in doubles - Both teammates can, if they so desire, stand in the returning server's service box. However, 1. don't move so as to be a hindrance/distraction to the server - and 2. don't get hit by the ball before it lands.
That's why I always bend down and peek through the net during the serve and jump back up as soon as the ball is over the net.
Because 'leaning in' or even standing a bit in the box, is a dick move, I do my best to hit them hard. I my opinion it is a legal hindering.
Lol, if they move to avoid being hit before the ball crosses the net... it is a hinderence.
Nice quiz but easy! We need more of these to challange ourself :-D
The extended part of the 5th question or the answer thereof, I am sure but pls clarify for a friend of mine, u don't "have to" hit the ball back in the net and u can hit anywhere on the opponent's court. What u said is just the best way to play it.
Where in the rule book does it say we can hit it anywhere? Just for good order sake .. TiA!
Got all of them right!
Great job. I’ll make a part 2 that’s harder soon!
Regarding scenario #4, there is a scenario where a player hits the ball back over the net, and his momentum carries him into the net, but he still wins the point. If the players shot is a short ball or a drop shot and the ball bounces twice on the opponents side BEFORE the players momentum carries him into the net, then the player that touched the net wins the point.
I believe that is correct.
Yes he mentioned that situation
This is exactly what happened today on the tennis court. They hit a ball with backspin and I reached over the net and hit a winner and he said USTA rule states that you can’t reach over the net. I told him that I can reach over because I hit my side first, he said I can’t do that. I end up giving him the point because I didn’t feel like arguing with him but I told him to go home and Google it.
You were correct. It came onto your side first. He’ll go home and realize he was wrong.
Nice video and learned a lot. A question about six scenario. If the return player (yellow) reached over the net to the hit the ball against the net but the ball hit the net core and bounced on the serving side of the court once, is the point still in play and can the opponent (red) return the ball to keep playing? I guess the reason the point is automatically won by yellow player, if he hits the ball successfully to the opponent side of the net, is that the ball will roll to the court and considered have bounced multiple times so the point is over.
Fun. Do more!
Question#1: What happens if the server stands outside of the single court, as described in the video? Does the returner automatically wins the point directly or (if it is 1st serve), does the server get to play a 2nd serve?
It's a fault. So if a second serve then it's the returner's point.
For Q#6, can you jump over the net (without touching the net) to play the shot (before the ball lands)? OR Is there a rule that states you can never enter the opponents area of play?
You’re never allowed to touch their side of the court. So if you jump, you better win the point before you land which is basically impossible.
Have you seen the video of the player that jumped over the net like I’m situation 5 to hit the ball? If the player doesn’t touch the net and hits the ball mid jump and the ball bounces twice before the player lands on the opposite side it is considered to be their point
Yes in the scenario you explained they’d win the point. But getting it to bounce twice before you land would be nearly impossible. Thanks!!
I'm a coach and I got the first one wrong. Awesome video.
Hey coach!! Thanks for watching!! Appreciate you commenting. Have a great day!
Good questions did not know about the service issue.
One question.
Ball hits the net post and lands on the court. Whose point is it?
Net post is live. Point continues.
Not a tennis player, just curious: So in scenario 5, if you see the ball spinning back by itself to the opponent's side, can you jump over the net, hit the ball back towards the net and see that it dribbles before you actually land on their side and hence win the point in a moment in time you are completely on the opponent's side with your entire body, but just still in the air?
Yes. In that scenario you’d win.
Fantastic video Ryan !!! Can your opponent “break” the plane of the net when hitting a shot. I think he can but he can’t make contact on your side. Correct ?
Contact has to be on their side, follow trough over the net is ok as long as they don’t touch it
Re the 2nd rule. If you serve and the ball touches the net and goes over but then hits the other player (or, more likely, their partner!) before touching the ground, I believe the call is ‘let’ serve, because on the served ball, as soon as it touched the net, the possibilities were either ‘out’ or ‘let’ serve. It can’t be out if it hit the player so it is a let on either the 1st or 2nd serve. I have wondered about this for a while!
You are correct. If the serve hits the net and then is hit out of the air by the opposing team it’s a let.
extension to 6th rule...are you allowed to cross to other side around the net to hit the ball( while on opponents side) ???...and in the process you made sure to not touch the net.
Well done.
Super fun rules
Thanks so much. It happened with me my apposite player were asking point and I was not agree at that point. Now I know rules.
Bonus. Can a player jump over the net, without touching the net, on a bonce back in order to reach the ball?
Yes. But, the player has to win point before they land on the opponent’s court. Or, they can jump at an angle by the Net post and land outside of their court.
I went 5 for 5 on this (6 for 6 with the bonus question), and I wasn't just guessing. I knew the answer, and I knew why.
Hey Ryan - good top 5. Try these for your subscribers:
During play your opponents hat falls off and a following shot from you hits it which kills the bounce. Is it replay or your point?
2. A ball falls out of their pocket then they stop the point 'hinderance' - cause the ball gets in their way later in the rally?
3. Your shot hits the net post and then lands in the court. Play on or lost point?
You are responsible for clothing or tennis ball that fall out of your pocket. You can benefit for your mistakes. The net post is part of the net and the ball is still in play.
@@thomasmedeiros5722 I assume you meant you cannot benefit from your mistakes? I would think that in case 1 you win the point, if opponent leaves their hat on the floor and the ball hits it that's not your fault, so you get the point. Similarly if they drop a ball I don't think they can call a let, otherwise it would be very abusable, deliberately dropping a ball when you are about to lose the point for a redo would be a bit unfair.
In both cases I think you can call a let on the premise that the dropped object causes a hindrance to you, but I don't think you are obliged to do so, you can play on if you want.
1. Your point. The point ended the moment the ball made contact with the hat in your favor.
2. Players cannot call a let on hinderances caused by themselves. The point is yours if they stop play. You on the other hand have the option to call a let as the condition was not caused by your actions. But you must do so immediately. In an officiated match, the umpire would stop the point and replay on the first instance. Subsequent instances would result in a lost point for the player dropping the ball.
3. Post is part of the net and remains in play (ball still needs to go over the net or around the outside of the post). Except, during singles with singles sticks installed on the net. The singles sticks become the new "net post" and the physical net posts are considered out.
Ryan-- GREAT Video!!!
Please explain this with demo - "This is good return - . The ball passes under the net cord between the singles stick and the adjacent net
post without touching either net, net cord or net post and hits the ground in the
correct court"
Great video, I guess I am a tennis nerd since I have answered everything correctly
fair tennis is fun tennis! great video, coach!
HOLY COW! You’re telling me I won a point when I nailed someone in the armpit on the serve? If only I saw this video before 😫
Yep! You actually won.
On #4 though, IF (and it's a big IF that it wouldn't be disputed) you hit an overhead, the ball you hit bounces on their side and hit the back or side wall/fence, and THEN you touch the net that would be your point because once the ball hits something out of play the point is over. Right?
Correct. Once the point is over you can touch the net. Thanks!!
Also on #6, it's good to note that you can always follow through over the net as long as contact in on your side. So your racquet crossing the plane of the net can happen in 2 circumstances. One with contact on your side, and the other with contact on theirs.
This actually happened in my match last week: Player (A) hits a ball with a lot of back spin, ball crosses over the net, bounces once on Player (B's) side, backspins & HITS (but not cross over) the net AND deflects off the net with enough air that Player (B) make a volley into Player (A) side. Players debate on whether the point was over once the ball touches the net after it had already bounced ONCE on Player (B) side. Player (B) claims the ball was still live since it did not bounce on the ground twice and that the Player (B) is permitted to make the volley since the ball was still in play. Who's point? Isn't the point over once the ball strikes the net after the first bounce? Is there a code in the rule book for this scenario?
Funny ! I learnt the last comment of the 5th rule (targeting the net). Thanks.
Question, what is the rule regarding a volley not centered in the sweet spot, and seeming to be hit unintentionally twice... ?
Geez, this is sooooooo funny, love these kinds of videos, Ryan! Meanwhile, I also learned a lot from this video, especially the first one, I thought the opponent can stand at anywhere to start the serve
Nice, thanks!
The biggest argument I ever had was my opponent called a double hit on me, meaning my racquet bobbled and hit the ball twice. However, I argued that it was in one continuous motion or swing so it is legal and just a miss hit. Am I right, the ball is still in play if it goes over the net and land on my opponent side in bounds?
You are 100% correct. One swing and unintentional. He was wrong.
The is a great video! I think the double-bounce rule needs to be clarified. You are assuming that there is no umpire, which is why only the hitter can make the call, but in real games, if the hitter is dishonest, it will create a conflict right away. This is the same problem when the hitter calls out when the ball was actually in, which happens way more often than the double-bounce situation.
Of course there is no umpire and this is not a pro match - these always have an umpire.
Frankly I doubt #3 is the rule in the book, but kind of gentleman agreement - same as for judging outs. You just never play again with dishonest guy…
Can you talk about illegal foot positioning during a serve, stepping with the back food across the center line? Also how about hitting a ball on the ad side while serving on a deuce side? Is that legal?
Hey Ryan, nice video, did not know the first one! Follow-up question to #2:
What happens if during the serve, the ball first hits the net, and then the opponents body? would that be a Let call? or 2nd serve? or point to the server?
A let. Redo the point. It’s happened to me actually. Redo the serve.
@@2MinuteTennis Is it really a let? Interesting - I thought it would be server's point.
@@tomr6955 when the serve tips the top of the net and is touched by the returner or returner’s partner in the air, it’s a let and redo the serve. Thanks!!
@@2MinuteTennis Thanks, legend!
@@tomr6955 haha tell that to my wife. Lol
Loved this video! Thanks
Is it allowed to reach over the net hitting the ball, before it has bounced on your side? Fx. if your opponent tries a short range drop shot.
@@bentxbetjent no. Ball must cross onto your side of the net before you can hit it.
Great video Ryan. Keep it up. If it comes to rule 6, I heard the doubles case that due to strong wind the ball was coming back high above the net pretty close to the net post. Once the net player noticed it, he run around the net post on opponents side and managed to hit the ball off the air to opponents court side winning apparently the point. There was a long dispute about it but the hitter was 100% sure he was allowed. What is your opinion about this case ?
I’m na pretty sure that as long as he didn’t step onto the court of the opponents then He’s fine.
I got 2 , 4 , 5 , and 6 right ..
But with all due respect I disagree with you in the 1st and 3rd situations ..
In the 1st : the player can cross the base line before the other player serves , but yet you were correct with the parallel vertical lines ..
In the 3rd : the umpire chair ref who’s the one to decide whether it bounced once or twice , and no body can challenge that call .
I never talked about the returner. The returner can stand anywhere. I was talking about the server. And I was talking about normal marshes…not matches that have chair umpires.
Quick note on the double bounce on drop shot rule: With hawkeye in place the other player can challenge the lack of an umpire call on a double bounce.
With touching the net, there is a nuance. It is only seen as a fault as long as the ball is in play. I have had that I had to sprint for a ball, I made it but my balance was slowly tipping over closer and closer to the net, but I was able to not touch the net before the ball bounced twice. After the ball bounced twice I crashed the net from above. But the ball wasn't in play anymore, so it was my point.
Correct. Can’t touch the net while the point is still going on. Thanks!!
if on questions six the ball spins back way over to the side can you go around the net to hit the ball (crossing over into your opponents side)? if yes, could you likewise jump over the net (not touching of course) to hit a ball that spun back across the net?
What happens if the ball touches the net pole, and then lands right? And what happens if the ball hits the umpire chair and lands right? Obviously the chair would be loosing the point, but are the net poles considered part of the net?
If the ball hits the net post and lands in then you’re good. Point continues. Unless the ball passes in the space between the net and the post. If it hits the umpire chair it’s loss of point.
Hi, one thing remains unclear. The last point: you are allowed to reach over and hit it in their net. Before or after it bounced on their side? This didn't came out clear but I suppose before the second bounce?
rule 2 is correct. Not only on serve but also during normal exchange. I saw the situations in the Nalbandian game. He was hit with the ball to stand outside the end line. The point was awarded to the opponent. There is an exception. If you intentionally hit the opponent, it is unsportsmanlike behavior and you get a warning and lose a point.
On the last example. Is the ball dead when it hits the net or after it dribbles onto the court. For example if the ball is bouncing back over to the opponent side, after they hit a heavy backspin. If I jump over the net to hit the ball and I manage to hit it into the net on their side, is the point over when it hits the net, or does it have to bounce twice on the ground???