III. The service is delivered before the striker-out is ready. He tries to return it and fails. Is he entitled to have it played over again?
Decision.—No. If he attempts to return the service he is deemed ready.
IV. The striker-out calls “Not ready” for a second service. The ball strikes beyond the service-line, and the striker-out claims that the fact that he was not ready makes no difference since a fault cannot be returned, and therefore that two faults have been served.
Decision.—The second service goes for nothing. A player cannot call “Not ready,” and then have the service count, or not, as suits his interests.
V. A ball having been played over the net, bounds back into the court from which it came. The player reaches over the net and plays it before it falls. Has he a right to do so?
Decision.—Yes, provided he does not touch the net. He has a right to play the ball at any time from the moment it crosses the net into his court until it touches the ground a second time.
VI. A ball is played into the net; the player on the other side, thinking that the ball is coming over, strikes at it and hits the net. Who loses the stroke?
Decision.—It is simply a question of fact for the umpire to decide. If the player touched the net while the ball was still in play he loses the stroke.
VII. Can a player follow a ball over the net with his racket, provided that he hits the ball on his own side of the net?
Decision.—Yes. The only restrictions are, that he shall not volley the ball until it has crossed the net, and that he shall not touch the net or any of its supports.