Who won this point
 

I hit a stroke that was in. Opponent framed the ball. The ball managed to just get over the net - bounced once on my side. Without me touching the ball it went back over the net and double bounced on my opponents side.

He won it.

Oh okay, how come?

That's because the ball managed to touch your side of the court first. If the ball bounces on your side, it's your ball to hit now. Because it managed to go back to the your opponent's side, the point becomes his. I hope that makes sense! :???:

you have to hit the ball into his court, it's not about where the ball lands the second time. from a technical standpoint, his shot bounced twice and therefore he won. you were allowed in that situation (and to my knowledge, only in this situation) to reach over the net and hit it.

I was thinking, though:

Opponent hits a ball thats going out, so I don't hit it. Why didn't I hit the ball? Because its going out anyway.

Ball bounces on my side but is going back over anyway. Why didn't I hit the ball? Because its going in anyway.

Yes. If a ball bounces on your side but bounces backwards to your opponents side due to spin or wind, you can reach over and hit the ball before it bounces twice and without touching the net. It happened to Roddick one match and apparently he didn't know that

Wow :shock: I thought it was all about the ball lands.

but you weren't the one who hit the ball in. if the ball had hit the net, or close to the net instead of actually clearing the net after the bounce you'd have no qualms, i'm sure. its the fact that after his shot landed in your court, it bounced twice. the point therefore was over. doesn't have to "bounce twice in your court", just has to hit the ball in your court. after that, if it bounces twice, the point is awarded to him.

way to take something out of context, lol

So I could catch the ball on my racquet and then walk to the net and drop it on my opponents side?

what? where does anything in the thread lead to that

Isn't the only reason we have a racquet so we can get the ball back onto the opponents side?

Sorry a bit of a random thought.

So the racquet must make contact with the ball. Is it specified how long that contact can or cannot be?

right. so "you" can. you didn't hit the ball that bounced back on the opponent's side. think of it this way, when a winner is hit the ball bounces in your court, and then bounces again either on a wall or out of the court, right? does the winner not count because the second bounce bounced out of the court? of course not. the rule is simple, after the ball bounced in your court, if it bounces again, regardless of where, your opponent gets the point. you have to hit it before it bounces twice, back into his court. key point being, you have to hit it.

What if I swing at the ball and although I miss it, the wind generated from my swing pushes the ball back over? "I" still got the ball back

are you honestly asking this?

This thread should be deleted, it's as bad as some in the pro player discussion section.

You must make contact with the racket on the ball to win the point after it bounces in on your side of the court.

If backspin carries it back to the other side of the net from you this is the only case where can reach over the net and hit the ball but it must make contact with your racket.

It is really hard to believe this is a serious thread.

I second that oppinion TW!