Your racquet can cross the net as long as it never touches it. This does not mean you can just start reaching across the net to hit balls before they come to your side. For the “Friend at Court” handbook and more information on the rules of tennis, visit the rules and regulations homepage.
Furthermore, what happens if a player touches the net during a game of tennis?
In fact, if any part of the player’s body, clothing, or racket touches the net or net posts while the ball is in play, the opponent(s) earns the point. Once the point has ended (e.g., the ball bounces twice or lands outside of the court), it is okay to touch the net. (See ITF Rule #24g.
In this regard, what happens if the ball touches you in tennis?
ANSWER: You win the point. Rule 24i explains that a player loses the point if a ball in play touches the player or anything the player is wearing or carrying (excluding the racquet). Your opponent lost the point as soon as the ball hit his shoe.
Can you hit a tennis ball before it bounces?
Can you hit the ball before it bounces in ping pong? No. In regular tennis you may “volley” the ball (hitting the ball before it bounces on your side of the net). … NOTE: When your opponent hits a ball that sails over your end of the table without touching it and then hits you or your paddle, that is still your point.