PARIS — On a warm and sunny day at the French Open, Tony Estanguet was shivering.
Losing an Olympic bid at the wire is a traumatic experience, and Estanguet was part of the Paris delegation in Singapore in July 2005 when Paris was beaten by only four votes by London on the final ballot for the 2012 Summer Games.
“When we entered into the room for the final result, we were quite confident, and then it was, waaaah, cold shower,” Estanguet said, shivering at the memory on Monday during lunch at Roland Garros Stadium with a small group of reporters.