All points begin with the serve. If the first service is not valid the server is allowed a second service. It must take place as follows:
- At the start of the service the player serving must stand with one foot behind the service line, between the imaginary prolongation of the central line of serve and the sidewall (service box) and must remain there until the ball has been served.
- The server must bounce the ball on the ground to serve, within the corresponding box in which they are to serve. The ball may not cross the service line or the imaginary line until it is struck.
- The server may not touch the service line with their feet, nor the imaginary central line.
- The height of the ball being served must be at or below the waist level at the moment of hitting it, and the player must have at least one foot in contact with the ground.
- The ball is served from the right side of the court it should pass diagonally over the net towards the receiving box of service of the person receiving the ball. It must bounce within the lines that limit this box. In the first instance the serve must go into the receiver’s box located at his left side, and, when one side wins the point, it is time for the following service and the ball must go into the receiver’s box located at his right side, and so on alternatively.
- At the moment contact is made with the ball, or in an intentional attempt to hit it, it will be considered a serve.
- If a service is inadvertently made from the wrong side, the error will have to be corrected as soon as is discovered. All points are valid, but a fault on the first service must be taken into account.
- Before starting each set the players may choose which one of them will serve first during the set. Once the order has been established it may not be changed until the beginning of the following set.
- If a player serves out of turn, the player who should have served must do so as soon as the error is discovered. All points won before the error are valid. If there has been a single service fault up to the time of the error it will not be taken into account. In the case that the game has finished before the error is discovered the order of serve will remain as is until the conclusion of the set.
- The server will not serve until the player receiving is ready. However, the player receiving will adapt within reasonable to the rhythm of the server and will be ready to receive the service when the server is ready to serve.
- It will not be possible to allege a “not ready” call if an attempt has been made to return the serve. Conversely if it can be shown that the receiver was not ready, a “fault” cannot be called.