What Iga Świątek, Carlos Alcaraz and the most important shot in tennis have in common

Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court. This week, why even the best all-court and baseline players can’t run from the serve, a line-holding session on the ATP Tour, the return of a bona fide star and some tennis politics. If you’d like to follow our fantastic tennis coverage, click here. What can Iga Świątek learn from Carlos Alcaraz? After Elena Rybakina’s serve supremacy decided her Australian Open