WATCH: Former tennis star James Blake 'slammed' during mistaken arrested

Video has been released of police in New York arresting former tennis star James Blake in a case of mistaken identity.

WATCH: Former tennis star James Blake 'slammed' during mistaken arrested
Sat, 12 Sep, 2015 - 09:49

Video has been released of police in New York arresting former tennis star James Blake in a case of mistaken identity.

The footage shows the 35 year-old - who was number four in the world at one point - being wrestled to the ground outside a hotel in Manhattan.

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