verb
- committed a footfault in tennis or similar sports; stepped on or over the baseline or service line during a serve
Usage: sports term; past tense of footfault
Examples
- The server footfaulted on her first attempt and had to take a second serve.
- He footfaulted twice during the match, losing crucial points.
- The line judge called that she footfaulted when her back foot crossed the baseline.
- She footfaulted on the final point of the set.
- The player footfaulted so often that the umpire warned him about his technique.