Former American tennis star James Blake was tackled by police outside a New York City hotel on Wednesday in a case of mistaken identity.
As The New York Daily News reports, Blake was standing outside waiting for a car to Queens for the U.S. Open, when he saw a man approaching him. Via the Daily News:
“Maybe I’m naïve, but I just assumed it was someone I went to high school with or something who was running at me to give me a big hug, so I smiled at the guy,” Blake said.