APPENDIX K ITF RULES OF TENNIS which the player is wearing or carrying touches the net, net posts/singles  sticks, cord or metal cable, strap or band, or the opponent’s court at any  time while the ball is in play; or h.  The player hits the ball before it has passed the net; or  i.  The ball in play touches the player or anything that the player is  wearing or carrying, except the racket; or j.  The ball in play touches the racket when the player is not holding it; or k.  The player deliberately and materially changes the shape of the racket  when the ball is in play; or l.  In doubles, both players touch the ball when returning it.  C ase 1: After the server has served a first service, the racket falls out of the server’s  hand and touches the net before the ball has bounced. Is this a service fault, or  does the server lose the point? Decision: The server loses the point because the racket touches the net while the  ball is in play. Case 2: After the server has served a first service, the racket falls out of the server’s  hand and touches the net after the ball has bounced outside the correct service  court. Is this a service fault, or does the server lose the point? Decision: This is a service fault because when the racket touched the net the ball  was no longer in play. Case 3: In a doubles match, the receiver’s partner touches the net before the ball  that has been served touches the ground outside the correct service court. What  is the correct decision? Decision: The receiving team loses the point because the receiver’s partner  touched the net while the ball was in play. Case 4: Does a player lose the point if an imaginary line in the extension of the net  is crossed before or after hitting the ball?  Decision: The player does not lose the point in either case provided the  player  does not touch the opponent’s court. Cas e 5: Is a player allowed to jump over the net into the opponent’s court while the  ball is in play? Decision: No. The player loses the point.  455