PARIS — Maybe it’s the oddity, for some, of sleeping with a roommate in a glorified dormitory.
Maybe it’s the weight of a shirt with a country’s flag or crest on the sleeve or the chest. Maybe, after toiling each week for ranking points and trophies and prize money, it’s the idea of playing for a priceless medal of near mythic import, while knowing that the chance won’t come around for another four years.
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Whatever it is, every time an Olympic tennis tournament rolls around lately, the tennis form joins some behavioral norms in heading off the rails. This is how we end up with a string of Olympic gold medal
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