What happens if a tennis ball becomes stuck in the racket?
Phil asked:
I was playing tennis with my sister, and served to her. Improbably (and yet I promise it happened), she swung off target, and ended up hitting the ball just below the head of the racket, causing the tennis ball to become wedged into the racket, where it stayed.
I was playing tennis with my sister, and served to her. Improbably (and yet I promise it happened), she swung off target, and ended up hitting the ball just below the head of the racket, causing the tennis ball to become wedged into the racket, where it stayed.
We counted it as a let, but we were honestly unsure how to score such a freakish incident. What should we have done?
Arcelia
February 10th, 2010 at 3:20 am
Jack
it counts as a third point, or let
you redo the point
February 12th, 2010 at 1:43 am
Alejandro
Interesting question,isn,t it? For me I,m sorry I don’t know for sure,I always enjoy watching!!!
February 14th, 2010 at 9:29 pm
Levi
I would say let too because it is an accident. (like hitting the ball in the net)
February 15th, 2010 at 7:33 am
Armando
Your sister would lose the point because she didnt get the ball over the net.
February 17th, 2010 at 2:44 pm
Wilburn
Sorry to say it but she does indeed lose the point. You get one swing of the racquet at the ball to get it over the net. If the ball does not make it over the net in that one swing then you lose the point regardless of where the ball ends up after that swing.
February 20th, 2010 at 3:22 pm
Tynisha
Lol god that does sound really odd though but i’d imagine it would happen more than we think because we’re all used to watching the pros on tv. She would lose the point, it wouldn’t be a let because it’s not her serve? :S
February 22nd, 2010 at 2:49 am
Deandra
The person holding the racquet where the ball got stuck loses the point because they did not return the ball.
February 22nd, 2010 at 3:47 am
Abdul
it’s ur point
February 23rd, 2010 at 5:28 am
Leonie
She lost the point. Any time when a racket hits a ball, the ball has to land on the opponent side for it to be legal continuation of play. Same goes for serve, if the ball gets stuck in the racket during a serve, it’s a fault.