The ‘Bad Boy of Tennis’ Ilie Nastase Has Been Arrested

Former tennis player Ilie Nastase was arrested twice in the space of six hours in his native Romania on Friday, first on suspicion of driving a car while drunk and refusing to take a breathalyzer test, and then for going through a red light on a scooter.

He was later released as police opened a criminal investigation against him for drunken driving and failing to take a breathalyzer test.

Nastase got in a police car and placed a police helmet on his head during that second arrest.

He was questioned for an hour and, when he left the police station, acknowledged that he probably made a mistake by refusing to take the breathalyzer test.

He was fined 1,000 lei ($253) for being obstructive with police and his driving license was suspended for three months, but still faces charges of drunken driving and refusing a breathalyzer.

Last year, Nastase was fined and banned for foul-mouthed comments and misconduct as Romania’s Fed Cup captain after hurling abuse at British player Johanna Konta and the umpire during a Fed Cup match.