Protesting for unclear serve
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Jason Ferdinand Asked 9 years ago
Hi. If my opponent hide the ball while serving (do the unclear serve), can I catch the ball and protest to the umpire because it's a foul? Or I have to continue the rally and wait until the rally finished and than I can protest to the referee? Or how I have to do if my opponent do the unclear serve?
Alois Rosario Answered 9 years ago
Hi Jason,
If you think the serve is illegal you still need to play the point. It is only the umpire that can call a fault. You can ask the umpire after the point just to bring it to their attention and mention that you can't see the ball during the serve.
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D K Posted 9 years ago
And what to do when there is no umpire at the lower levels?
That is always a problem. Then you need to talk to your opponent about it.