Our golf correspondent witnesses an international incident at Roland Garros during Novak Djokovic v Rafael Nadal
First mistake of my Olympic debut. Do not fall under the illusion that the quickest way to an event in Versailles is to get a 20-minute taxi to Versailles. Having been dropped at the palace – a central enough point, I had assumed – I discover you need to throw a double six to get to the equestrian centre. Another taxi driver takes pity – for a fee – and drops me at the appropriate area. Then I needed a tram, plus a 20-minute walk. “Bonjour,” said the cheery security guard at the media centre.
I have been warned that the landlord in the bar adjacent to our hotel is something of a character. After bumping into colleagues upon return from another late night at the swimming we nip in for a pint. It quickly becomes clear he will not be serving us a second. I return the trio of glasses to the bar before leaving. “Good lad,” he says. That’s it. No further problems in the local, surely.“FERMÉ!!” My return to the bar has not gone as planned.
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