| There are so many rules in tennis that it can be tough | | | | a permanent fixture of the court, such as the singles |
| to accurately determine who is at fault when certain | | | | stick or the posts of the net before bouncing, a |
| situations come up. The more that you know about | | | | service fault is commited. Finally, when the ball touches |
| the sport, the better the chance you have at being | | | | the server or the server's partner, or any part of their |
| able to avoid any controversy should one of the | | | | clothing, before or after a serve, a service fault is said |
| less-common situations in tennis come up. | | | | to have occurred. After the first service fault occurs, |
| Q: When can I call a foot foul on my opponent? | | | | the server is expected to take their second serve |
| A: In a match that is not being judged by a referee, it | | | | without delay as to ensure that they are not simply |
| can be difficult to determine whether or not you should | | | | buying time to rest. |
| call out a foot foul. Since tennis rules stipulate that the | | | | Service should be performed by the serving party |
| opponent should be given the benefit of the doubt in | | | | within 20 seconds, or they will incur a time violation. |
| any controversial calls, foot fouls should only be called | | | | Q: What determines a let? |
| when every effort of informing the opponent about | | | | A: A let occurs most often when, during service, the |
| the practice has failed and the foot fouling continues to | | | | ball touches the net and lands on the opponent's side |
| a flagrant degree. | | | | of the court. There are a few other situations that |
| Q: What mistakes result in a service fault? | | | | merit a let, including the unlikely situation in which the ball |
| A: Service faults can be caused by a number of | | | | hits one of the receivers or an article of their clothing |
| factors. When a player makes a foot foul, doesn't | | | | before bouncing. Also, if the ball is served before the |
| serve from the proper area, or doesn't follow the | | | | receiver is ready, a let occurs. The service is |
| proper form for preparing the serve, they are said to | | | | considered to have never occurred, and it does not |
| have a service fault. In addition, players that miss the | | | | change the results of any prior faults on the part of |
| ball whilst trying to serve are also said to have | | | | the server. |
| committed a service fault. If, after serving, the ball hits | | | | |