The French Tennis Federation has launched a guide to becoming knowledgeable about refereeing at padel. For this ninth theme, we are interested in the 7 rules to know about changing sides.

When do side changes at the end of a game or an inning take place?

When the sum of games played in the inning is odd.

Do players have to change sides at the end of a Decisive Game?

YES, since the tiebreak counts as 1 game, the total will be 13 games in that round.

During a Breaking Game, or a Super Breaking Game, when must the players change sides?

All 6 dots.

A round ends with the score of 7/0 in the decisive game. The players have just changed sides during the Decisive Game. Do they still have to change sides to start the next round?

YES, because the accumulation of games in the round is odd.

Note: The change of sides after a Decisive Game is always made in relation to the last position of the players.

The players realize at 30/0 that they forgot to change sides. Decision ?

The players change sides immediately, the points played remain acquired.

The players realize at 4/3 and 15/0 and after a first service fault they have forgotten to change sides. Decision ?

The players change sides immediately, the points played remain acquired. The server will only be entitled to a second service.

Note: It is the server's responsibility to ensure that they are serving from the correct side.

Players forget to switch sides in a tiebreak after 6 points, and the error is discovered after 8 points. Decision ?

The players must then switch sides. The next side change will normally be made after 12 points.

thomas jay

After being rocked by tennis for nearly 15 years, I became an absolute fan of its cousin, the padel. For nearly a year now, I've been chasing the little yellow ball with another racquet, but with just as much passion! Based in Lyon, I intend to make you better acquainted with the padel in the region and at the national level.

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