X. EXHIBITS 16. THE SERVICE X. EXHIBITS Immediately before starting the service motion, the server shall stand at rest with  both feet behind (i.e. further from the net than) the baseline and within the imaginary  extensions of the center mark and the sideline.  The server shall then release the ball by hand in any direction and hit the ball with the  racket before the ball hits the ground. The service motion is completed at the moment  that the player’s racket hits or misses the ball. A player who is able to use only one  arm may use the racket for the release of the ball. 17 SERVING When serving in a standard game, the server shall stand behind alternate halves of  the court, starting from the right half of the court in every game.  In a tie-break game, the service shall be served from behind alternate halves of the  court, with the first served from the right half of the court. The service shall pass over the net and hit the service court diagonally opposite,  before the receiver returns it. 18. FOOT FAULT During the service motion, the server shall not: a. Change position by walking or running, although slight movements of the feet  are permitted; or b. Touch the baseline or the court with either foot; or c. Touch the area outside the imaginary extension of the sideline with either  foot; or d. Touch the imaginary extension of the center mark with either foot. If the server breaks this rule it is a “Foot Fault”. Case 1:  In a singles match, is the server allowed to serve standing  behind the part of the baseline between the singles sideline and the  doubles sideline? Decision:  No. Case 2:  Is the server allowed to have one or both feet off the  ground? Decision:  Yes.  19. SERVICE FAULT The service is a fault if: a. The server breaks rules 16, 17 or 18; or b. The server misses the ball when trying to hit it; or c. The ball served touches a permanent fixture, singles stick or net post before it hits  the ground; or d. The ball served touches the server or server’s partner, or anything the server or  server’s partner is wearing or carrying. 268 Case 1:  After tossing a ball to serve, the server decides not to hit it  and catches it instead. Is this a fault? Decision:  No. A player, who tosses the ball and then decides not to  hit it, is allowed to catch the ball with the hand or the racket, or to let  the ball bounce. Case 2:  During a singles match played on a court with net posts  and singles sticks, the ball served hits a singles stick and then hits  the correct service court. Is this a fault? Decision:  Yes. 20. SECOND SERVICE If the first service is a fault, the server shall serve again without delay from behind the  same half of the court from which that fault was served, unless the service was from  the wrong half.  21. WHEN TO SERVE & RECEIVE  The server shall not serve until the receiver is ready. However, the receiver shall play  to the reasonable pace of the server and shall be ready to receive within a reason - able time of the server being ready. A receiver who attempts to return the service shall be considered as being ready. If it  is demonstrated that the receiver is not ready, the service cannot be called a fault. 22. THE LET DURING A SERVICE The service is a let if: a. The ball served touches the net, strap or band, and is otherwise good; or,  after touching the net, strap or band, touches the receiver or the receiver’s  partner or anything they wear or carry before hitting the ground; or b. The ball is served when the receiver is not ready. In the case of a service let, that particular service shall not count, and the server  shall serve again, but a service let does not cancel a previous fault. Additional approved alternative procedures can be found in Appendix V. 23. THE LET  In all cases when a let is called, except when a service let is called on a second ser - vice, the whole point shall be replayed. Case 1:  When the ball is in play, another ball rolls onto court. A let  is called. The server had previously served a fault. Is the server now  entitled to a first service or second service? Decision:  First service. The whole point must be replayed. 24. PLAYER LOSES POINT The point is lost if: a. The player serves two consecutive faults; or 269