Playing doubles, I received my opponent's serve and returned it for a winner. The point gave me and my partner the game. We were both moving towards our respective positions to start the new game with me serving when we noticed that the opponents were kind of talking to each other and the server said that the serve had hit the net and he was calling a let. We said we didn't hear a let. The server asked his partner if he had heard it and after a slight hesitation he said he had. At that point I asked the guy at net if he had called a let and he said no, I asked him again, "Did you hear it?" and he said "yes", I said, "did you call it?" and he said "no". My partner and I felt it was the responsibility for the guy at the net to had made the call if he in fact had heard it since he was the one closest to have heard it (my partner at the net did not hear it) something that he failed to do. We ended up wining the argument but the opponents were not happy. Opinions?
2006-11-10 02:38:34 · 13 answers · asked by Gabe 2 in Sports ➔ Tennis
It is your point. It does not matter if your team did totally miss it , your call. That's why the serving team always has to play the point. You guys could miss a line call on a first serve and they will still have to play it if you do not make the call. Guys would be calling lets on all your good returns if the rule was reversed. It is your point, that is the rule and that is how it should be.
2006-11-10 09:10:37 · answer #1 · answered by messtograves 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes all the answers are right, it is your point and it sould have been called immediately.
Interestingly I once heard that if you as a returner does not want the call a let on a serve that touch the net, you don't have to and you can just let the point continue.
How true is it?
Is anyone brave enough to go try and make sense in the official tennis rules about that one?
2006-11-11 19:51:11 · answer #2 · answered by backhand-smash 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the receiving team's call, but the call must be made before the serving team hits the receiving team's return or the ball touches the ground after the return.
2006-11-11 13:05:53 · answer #3 · answered by dennisfortennis 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Must call instantly. If the ball goes back across the net for the return, he certainly waited too long.
2006-11-10 02:47:03 · answer #4 · answered by gabluesmanxlt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
according to rules, server can call his/her own service out (not too sure about let but I suppose it applies if it was close).
this has to be done instantly and he/she cannot be making any attempts at your return.
so in your situation, if server did not stop play immediately and went to retreive your return for example, your return winner is good and you should win the point.
2006-11-13 03:34:30 · answer #5 · answered by ATR999 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its their problem yr opponents should have called it immediately. Even if u think da ball is out when playing a shot and da oppenent neva calls it u assume its in so a call has to b made instantly
2006-11-11 16:46:36 · answer #6 · answered by Anirudh T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hesitations will not count, since ur opponent did not call instantly, u won the point. as simple as that, if not anyone can call any point earlier a false call and replay the entire match
2006-11-11 21:37:40 · answer #7 · answered by rulewell 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has to be called right away and this is stated in the USTA rules which you can get online. The point is yours because they did not call it in a timely fashion.
2006-11-11 15:18:47 · answer #8 · answered by commonsense 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well #1) it's your call anyway so they can't argue with a call they can't make
2) the guy should've called it if he thought that there was a chance for a let and maybe could have discussed it; if he doesn't that's not your fault
hope this helps
2006-11-11 09:16:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they call a let they do it in that time of play not after.....your guys were right...well done
Hope this Helps
2006-11-10 04:20:30 · answer #10 · answered by fresh p 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋