by JRAFAEL5 on June 22nd, 2006

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In doubles, if a ball is served and it does not hit in the box but the receiver plays on it anyway, is the ball good or is it considered a fault?

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by Farino on June 22nd, 2006
If the ball hits outside of the box on service then it is a fault, whether or not it is played on.
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by A..J..W on June 22nd, 2006
It is considered a fault
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by Balachander on June 17th, 2007
If the player touches the ball before it pitches then the point is yours or even if his partner does the same then also the point is yours. If the ball has pitched and its outside the box then either there will be a second serve or the point is awarded to the opponent
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by John Togasaki on January 10th, 2007
If nobody calls the ball out, and everybody plays the point, the receiver is effectively saying that he or she saw the ball in, so the point continues as if the ball were in.

The serving team does not have the right to call the ball out on the first serve, but they can call the serve out on the second serve since it means they will lose the point.

If the receiving team doesn't call the serve out, the serving team is obligated to play the point as if the serve was in. If it happens again, you should consider asking for a line judge.
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by dalcowfan22 on December 13th, 2006
It is a fault no matter what. If they hit it anyways, then play should be stopped and the hit does not matter. It must land in the service box in order for it to be in and playable.
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by osurlosers on June 17th, 2007
Good tennis players play any ball that looks anywhere remotely close to being in, in case the line judge makes a bad call. If there is no line judge, it is up to the receiving side to yell out "fault" immediately when the ball is observed to hit outside the box. If they fail to immediately yell fault and play on the ball, then the point goes to whoever wins the volley. Thanks to "TheKnife" for the correction.
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- Surely if the receiver doesn't call it out and plays on, the point goes to whoever wins the point as it is played, not to "the server" as you suggest...
  
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  by TheKnife V2.1 - Grandiose and Obnoxious on June 18th, 2007
- Ah, true. Sorry...apparently my fingers were moving faster than my brain when I typed that. You are correct.
  
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