Foot fault Question

[predrag]

In the match between Canas and Djokovic, yesterday, there was a foot fault called on Canas,
when he stepped on the extension of the centre line.
And that is fine.
However, my son claims that he heard referee saying that racquet breaking the plane of the
centre line would be a fault as well.
I am interested in this because I had an agument with another pro in our club in which he was claiming this,
and I always thought that this would not be the case.

Anyway can anybody point the rule that addresses this situation?

Regards, Predrag

 

[shojun25]

thats a good question, i don't know either. it would seem logical if it is legal, but i don't know about that one.

 

[tennis-skater]

It doesnt seem like it would be true because when your on the duece side hitting a kick serve surely it must go over the line sometimes

 

[Amone]

It's not. Your feet are allowed to go over the line, too, as long as they don't touch before you hit the ball. If your feet can be in the air over the line, then your racquet obviously can.

 

[ZPTennis]

In the match between Canas and Djokovic, yesterday, there was a foot fault called on Canas,
when he stepped on the extension of the centre line.
And that is fine.
However, my son claims that he heard referee saying that racquet breaking the plane of the
centre line would be a fault as well.
I am interested in this because I had an agument with another pro in our club in which he was claiming this,
and I always thought that this would not be the case.

Anyway can anybody point the rule that addresses this situation?

Regards, Predrag

Not that i have ever heard of. There is the centerline foot fault, which is caused by where you place your feet but it does not matter what swing path your racquet does. The swing path is irrelevant.

 

[Taxvictim]

There is nothing in the rules about the racket breaking the plane of the baseline, the center line extension, or the side boundary line extension. It's only if your feet touch any of those lines during the service motion. The service motion must be initiated with the feet at rest, and is completed when the ball is struck. Canas had his back foot over the centerline extension when he started his service motion. It was a good call, but the racket had nothing to do with it.

 

[predrag]

There is nothing in the rules about the racket breaking the plane of the baseline, the center line extension, or the side boundary line extension. It's only if your feet touch any of those lines during the service motion. The service motion must be initiated with the feet at rest, and is completed when the ball is struck. Canas had his back foot over the centerline extension when he started his service motion. It was a good call, but the racket had nothing to do with it.

Actually, I reviewed the match, and heard the ref.
What he said was that if Canas stepped on the extension of the line during
the whole motion, before he made a contact with the ball.
My son misinterpreted it as something else.

Regards, Predrag