The Serve

A serve in tennis is a shot to start a point. A player will hit the ball with a racquet so it will fall into the diagonally opposite service box without being stopped by the net and faulted. Normally players begin a serve by tossing the ball into the air and hitting it.

The ball can only touch the net on a return and will be considered good if it falls on the opposite side.
If the ball contacts the net on the serve but then proceeds to the proper service box, it is called a let; this is not a legal serve in the major tours although it is also not a fault.
Players normally serve overhead; however serving underhand is allowed.

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