By Peter Groot
Your toss and service contact must be behind the server’s end line and above the level of the playing surface.
From a flat palm you must throw the ball up straight, without imparting spin, rising at least 16cm (6.3 inches), and it must then be falling before it is struck.
You cannot hide the ball from the ball toss to contact, with any part of your body.
The ball must be struck so that it touches the server’s court and then the receiver’s court (right half court for doubles).
If the ball hits the net during service, but is otherwise good by hitting the receiver’s court, it is a let, the point is replayed. There is no limit or point deductions for let serves.
