MELBOURNE, Australia — After all the attention on Iga Świątek’s bid to remake her balance between baseline patience and going for too much when under stress, her Australian Open elimination actually came down to something far more simple: the serve. Up against one of the game’s best servers, the 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina, Świątek’s lack of a release valve in tight moments and access to free points in more neutral ones led to a 7-5, 6-1 quarterfinal defeat. Rybakina, seeded No. 5 and
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