Rule 12: ball in play
The pairs hit the ball in turn from a valid serve until a let or the end of the point. Once the ball has bounced in your half it stays in play off the walls, mesh, net and posts, and you must return it before a second bounce.
Clausola 1: Pairs hit in turn
Each pair hits the ball in turn.
Clausola 2: When the ball is live
The ball is in play from the moment a valid serve is made.
Clausola 3: When it stops
The ball stays in play until a let is called or the point is decided.
Clausola 4: Live after the bounce
If the ball hits any part of the court after bouncing in the opponents' half, it stays in play.
Clausola 5: Return before the second bounce
The ball must be returned before it bounces on the ground a second time. What it touches between the two bounces does not matter, as long as it is part of the court.
Clausola 6: What counts as the court
The parts of the court are the inside faces of the walls, the metal mesh fence that encloses the court, the ground, the net and the net posts. The ceiling, lights and other objects are not on the list.
Clausola 7: Mesh and frame together
The whole of the mesh and its frame count as part of the fence. So a ball that hits a frame after bouncing is treated the same as one that hits the mesh.
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Can the ball hit the glass in padel?
Yes. Once it has bounced in your half, it can come off the glass, the mesh, the net or the posts and is still in play. You must return it before it bounces a second time.
Does the metal frame count as the wall?
Yes. The mesh and its frame in their entirety count as part of the fence.