footfault

"I don't know," came the reply; "unless he called a footfault on you!"

The Art of Lawn Tennis 1921

The line judge called footfault on Williams, who then waved her racquet in the judge's face and threatened to take the ` ` (f-ing) ball '' and shove it down her

unknown title 2009

The line judge called footfault on Williams, who then waved her racquet in the judge's face and threatened to take the ` ` (f-ing) ball '' and shove it down her

FanHouse 2009

The line judge called footfault on Williams, who then waved her racquet in the judge's face and threatened to take the ` ` (f-ing) ball '' and shove it down her

unknown title 2009

"I don't think the person should have been calling the footfault in that situation ... ''

FanHouse Main 2010

The International Federation has practically adopted a footfault rule for 1921 that prohibits the server lifting one foot unless replaced behind the base-line.

The Art of Lawn Tennis 1921

M ` Loughlin, the wonderful "California Comet," burst across the tennis sky with the first of those terrific cannon-ball deliveries that revolutionized the game, and caused the old-school players to send out hurry calls for a severe footfault rule or some way of stopping the threatened destruction of all ground strokes.

The Art of Lawn Tennis 1921

It is just as unfair to deliberately footfault as to miscall a ball, and it is wholly unnecessary.

The Art of Lawn Tennis 1921

The average footfault is due to carelessness, over-anxiety, or ignorance of the rule.

The Art of Lawn Tennis 1921

I can only say that a footfault is crossing or touching the line with either foot before the ball is delivered, or it is a jump or step.

The Art of Lawn Tennis 1921