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The ball hits your leg. Whose point?
If the ball touches you or your clothing, the point is theirs. It does not matter where it was going.
You are at the net and their drive hits you on the thigh before it bounces. Whose point is it?
If the ball touches you or your clothing, the point is theirs. It does not matter where it was going.
Why
A ball that touches any part of a player's body or clothing ends the point in favour of the other pair, full stop. It does not matter whether the ball was heading out, whether it was going to bounce twice, or whether it was hit hard at you on purpose. This is why the backhand block matters so much at the net: a ball fired at your body has to be met with the racket, and turning away is a point conceded.
What this means at your level
Beginner
At the net keep the racket up in front of your chest between shots. It is the shield you need for exactly this ball.
Intermediate
A ball that hits you was often a ball that would have gone out. Learn to read depth and get out of the way of the long ones.
Advanced
Aiming at the body is a legitimate tactic and a good one against a player with slow hands. Expect it, and expect to use it.
Common questions
You are at the net and their drive hits you on the thigh before it bounces. Whose point is it?
Theirs: a ball that touches a player ends the point. If the ball touches you or your clothing, the point is theirs. It does not matter where it was going. A ball that touches any part of a player's body or clothing ends the point in favour of the other pair, full stop. It does not matter whether the ball was heading out, whether it was going to bounce twice, or whether it was hit hard at you on purpose. This is why the backhand block matters so much at the net: a ball fired at your body has to be met with the racket, and turning away is a point conceded.
Why not replay it. Nobody could tell where it was going?
Where it was going is irrelevant. The touch decides it.
What should a beginner do here?
At the net keep the racket up in front of your chest between shots. It is the shield you need for exactly this ball.
How does this change for an advanced player?
Aiming at the body is a legitimate tactic and a good one against a player with slow hands. Expect it, and expect to use it.
What do the rules say?
The point is lost if the ball touches a player or anything they wear or carry, other than the racket.
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