Ball Hits Net Post In Tennis

Your opponent does not hit the ball over the net.

Ball hits net post in tennis. First under usta comment 13 2 when a ball in play hits an object that is attached to the net or post such as a scoring device the player who hit the ball loses the point because it. It is up to the umpire to make the final decision on whether the ball only hit the net clamp or both the net clamp and table. Your opponent hits the ball out off the table. In table tennis you score if one of 5 things happens.

A ball that hit the net clamp and the opponent s side of the table at virtually the same time would be considered a legal return and the opponent must try to return the ball before it bounces again. Per my description of a let down below it is only a let if your serve touches the net and lands in the proper service box. If there are no singles sticks and you have only the net posts the same rule applies for serves and shots during a rally. Technically the serve point didn t.

See also this usta link. Any ball that hits the net outside the single sticks is loss of point. However if the thrown racket hits the net net post or goes over the net and lands on the opponent s side the opponent gets the point. The player s racket passes over the net after hitting the ball into the correct court.

It s referred to as a let because you re letting the ball pass and not counting it. The player hits the ball in play which hits another ball lying in the correct court.