Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court.
This week, the Madrid Open’s beautiful weather created a classic tennis media problem, world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka kept eking out wins and Casper Ruud showed that he contains multitudes.
The curious case of the disappearing tennis player?
After a Madrid Open at which the power went out and players raged about ball marks on the clay not aligning with electronic line calling (ELC), another issue occupied the minds of many fans who watched the tournament on television.