Gauff and Sabalenka are the top-ranked women's tennis players. They each have — and covet — less tangible things that the other possesses.

PARIS — The biggest difference Coco Gauff sees between the player who lost her first Grand Slam final at the 2022 French Open at age 18, and the one who will play for the trophy again on Saturday at 21, this time against No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, is the way she views the importance of the occasion.