Where can the serve land and still be in? What about the Let serves? I don't see the
pros playing it. How about the return? Can it land in the kitchen?
Those were just some of the questions we got after the last couple of videos.
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In the last few videos, we've been talking about optimal positioning to
receive the serve as well as where you stand after you have served.
In those videos led to some questions some of you had about rules regarding to serve.
So number one is, if a serve touches any of the lines, is it in?
Well, the answer is like in most things, pick a ball.
It depends.
We've got to go to Rule six, specifically,
six A to give us some guidance on that rule six A tells us
that a serve ball that clears the non volleys online and lands in the correct
service course or on any correct service court line is in.
If that serve touches the non Vallis online
is considered a fault where they can touch any of the other lines
for the correct service part, as rules questions often do.
That led to a few more.
Specifically, someone asked if the ball
hits the net and lands pass the non Vallis online in the correct service.
Is that ball in play?
I've been watching the pros and they're replaying it at the Let serve.
My partner told me we need to replay that shot.
Who's correct?
In this case, you're both correct.
In 2021, the rules were changed to
eliminate the Let serve so that any ball that does hit the net and lands in the
correct service bots pass the non Vallis online a ball that's considered in play.
However, not long after both the
professional tours, the App and the PPA decided that they would be playing lesser,
so they were going to play with the old rules.
Now, one other thing, if you happen to be playing in any level other than the pro
level in an App or PPA tournament, you're going to be playing by the current
rule, which means it didn't play clear is one another thing that's
different at the professional level is the drop serve.
The drop serve is a provisional rule that
was introduced with the rule changes for 2021, and at the same time that App and
PPA decided to use the old lead serve rule.
They decided to also keep the old serving rules in place and not allowed the drop
serve in the proof professional division of their event.
One other question that came up is, can a
refer serve hit the net and land into the non volley zone or in the kitchen?
Anytime after the serve, that ball can hit the net and land in the non volley zone.
And it's still in play.
That's kind of when we get the T.
Sorry, look to our opponent.
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