No. 1 Jannik Sinner has not yet dropped a set in his bid to win the French Open for the first time. Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, his opponent in Sunday’s final, has dropped four sets along the way.

About two hours before his team opened its season series with the New York Yankees, Boston manager Alex Cora was asked to describe the state of the Red Sox.

Alcaraz and Sinner's first meeting in a Grand Slam final extends the self-perpetuating excellence that is lifting them above everybody else.