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Rule 12: the ball in play

Source: FIP rulebook, revision 01.01.2026.

When is the ball in play in padel?

  1. The ball must be struck alternately by each of the pairs.

  2. The ball is in play from the moment a valid service is made until a “let” is called or the point is decided.

  3. If the ball in play strikes any of the elements of the court after having bounced on the floor of the corresponding half, it remains in play and must be returned before it bounces on the ground a second time.

  4. The elements of the court are: the inner faces of the walls, the metal mesh enclosing the court, the floor, the net and the net posts. The frame surrounding the electro-welded mesh counts as metal mesh.