James Blake, Retired Tennis Pro, Says Police Pushed Him Down; Inquiry Is Opened

Retired tennis player James Blake was standing outside his Manhattan hotel Wednesday when police mistakenly identified the onetime world No. 4 as a suspect in an identity theft case. The New York Daily News reports that Blake, who is black, was waiting 

Former Tennis star James Blake got the opposite of a warm welcome when he returned to New York on Sept 9. after being 'slammed to the ground' and handcuffed by the NYPD in a bad case of mistaken identity. Yikes!

Retired tennis star James Blake was on his way to the U.S. Open Wednesday when he found himself tackled, handcuffed and detained by a group of NYPD officers. Blake told the New York Daily News that, as he was waiting 

Former American Tennis pro James Blake was tackled and handcuffed by five police officers outside his hotel in Manhattan, in case of mistaken identity. Officers believed he met the description of someone running an identity 

NEW YORK – Internal affairs detectives are investigating claims by former tennis professional James Blake that he was thrown to the ground and then handcuffed while mistakenly being arrested Wednesday at a Manhattan hotel, police said. Blake, 35, who