The rally is a let:
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If
the ball served, in passing over or around the net, touches it or its supports,
provided the service be otherwise good or be volleyed by the receiver or
his partner.
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If
a service be delivered when the receiver or his partner is not ready, provided
that a player may not be deemed to be unready if he or his partner attempts
to strike at the ball.
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If
a player fails to make a good service or a good return or otherwise to comply
with the laws due to a disturbance outside the control of the player.
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If
it is interrupted, for correction of a mistake in playing order or ends
and for application of the expedite system.
The
order of Serving, Receiving and Ends
The
player or pair who started at one End in a game shall start at the other in
the immediately subsequent game and so on until the end of the match. In the
last possible game of the match, the players or pairs shall change ends when
first either player or pair reaches the score 10.
In
singles, after five points, the receiver shall become the server and the server,
the receiver and so on until the end of the game or the score 20-20 or until
the introduction of the expedite system.
From
the score 20-20, or if the game being played under the expedite system, the
sequence of serving and receiving shall be the same but each player shall deliver
only one service in turn until the end of the game.
The
player or pair who served first in a game shall receive first in the immediately
subsequent game and so on until the end of the match. In the last possible game
of a doubles match, the receiving pair shall alter its order of receiving when
first either pair reaches the score 10.
In each game of a doubles match the initial order of receiving shall be opposite.
The first five services shall be delivered by the selected partner of the pair
who have the right to do so and shall be received by the appropriate partner
of the opposing pair. The second five services shall be delivered by the receiver
by the partner of the first server. The third five services shall be delivered
by the partner of the first server and received by the partner of the first
receiver. The fourth five services shall be delivered by the partner of the
first receiver and received by the first server. The fifth five services shall
be delivered as the first five and so on in sequence until the end of the game
or the score 20-20 or until the introduction of the Expedite system.
The
Expedite System:
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The
expedite system shall come into operation if a game is unfinished after
fifteen minute's play, or at any earlier time at the request of both players
or pairs.
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If
the ball is in play when the time limit is reached, play shall be stopped
by the umpire and shall resume with service by the player who served in
the rally that was interrupted.
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If
the ball is not in play when the time limit is reached, play shall resume
with service by the player who received in the immediately preceding rally
of the game.
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Thereafter,
each player shall serve for one point in turn, until the end of the game
and if the receiving player or pair makes thirteen good returns the server
shall lose a point.
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Once
the Expedite System is introduced it shall remain in operation till the
end of the match.
Out
of Order of Serving, Receiving and Ends
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If
a player serves or receives out of turn play shall be interrupted by the
umpire as soon as the error is discovered and shall resume with those players
serving and receiving who should be server and receiver respectively at
the score that has been reached, according to the sequence established at
the beginning of the match, and in doubles, to the order of serving chosen
by the pair having the right to serve first in the game which the error
is discovered.
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If
a player have not changed ends where they should have done so play shall
be interrupted by umpire as soon as the error is discovered and shall resume
with the players at the ends at which they should be at the score that has
been reached according to the sequence established at the start of the match.
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In
any circumstances, all points scored before the discovery of an error shall
be reckoned.