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9.A.1Fault: Stopping a Rally

If you stop a rally on your own, you lose it, unless you are calling a hinder, flagging a wrong server or position (5.C.1.a), or fixing a wrong score in time (6.F.1).

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Myths about this

“If you stop play for a ball from another court, you lose the rally.”
See Rule 9.A.1 in the official 2026 Rulebook ↗