Wrong score called

2026 Rule:
6.F Challenging the Score Call. A player may stop a rally to ask for a score correction before the return of serve is hit and before the ball becomes dead.
6.F.1 Replay – Incorrect Score Called. When an incorrect score is called and the rally is stopped before the return of serve and before the ball becomes dead, the rally must be replayed with the correct score called.
6.F.2 Fault – Correct Score Called. When a player stops a rally to challenge a correct score call, it is a fault against the player who stopped the rally.
6.F.3 Fault – Late Challenge to Score Call. When a player stops a rally to ask for a score correction after the return of serve is hit, it is a fault against the player who stopped the rally.
6.F.4 Incorrect Score Identified After Rally. When an incorrect score was called and the rally is completed, the result of the rally stands, and the score must be corrected before the next serve.
2025 Rule:

Change 'or' to 'and' to read "and before the ball becomes dead"

4.K If the wrong score is called, the referee or and player may stop play before the return of serve or becomes dead to correct the score. (remainder of the rule is unaffected)

4.K. If the wrong score is called, the referee or any player may stop play before the return of serve to correct the score. (remainder of the rule is unaffected)

Allows further clarification for both referee and player as to when a replay is justified as opposed to a fault or loss of serve.

Referee calls the score 5-3-2. It should have been 5-3-1. Server serves the ball into the net. Ball becomes dead. Server says,  “Hey Ref, you called the wrong score.” Server is correct. Should it be a replay. Should the server be granted a replay even though the question to the Ref happened AFTER the ball became dead or should the server have asked the question BEFORE the ball becomes dead.