Tennis rules question

[virtuocity]

Watching the tennis got me thinking back to a shot I played when I was about 10, on holiday with my family.

I hit a dropshot with the most spin I've ever seen. It bounced on to the other side of the net, then the spin made the ball bounce over the net again, on to my side of the court.

Tennis aficionados: What is the ruling here?

 

[Imurg]

You win the point

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Unless the other player manages to reach over and hit the ball

 

[pokerjoke]

Your point because it went over the net.

I suppose its no different to you getting so much spin and spinning it back into the net the shot is just unreturnable.

 

[Imurg]

Doesn't the ball have to be in your side for you to be able to play the shot..? You can't hit a ball on the other side...

 

[pokerjoke]

Unless the other player manages to reach over and hit the ball

Your not allowed to do that Phil no part of the racket can be over the net as far as I know

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Your not allowed to do that Phil no part of the racket can be over the net as far as I know

You can have your racket over the net as long as you don't touch the net

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=W7JxYa-PiB8

 

[pokerjoke]

You can have your racket over the net as long as you don't touch the net

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=W7JxYa-PiB8

I stand corrected I was always told you couldn't do that,it was 40 years ago though lol
you learn something new every day.

 

[virtuocity]

Thanks all. Another one of life's niggles ticked off the list.