Bucharest: Romanian police in Bucharest have arrested  tennis legend Ilie Nastase twice in the same day, first on suspicion of driving while drunk and refusing to take a breathalyzer test, and then for riding a scooter without a licence.

Police initially stopped the 71-year-old Nastase early Friday while he was driving his car and said he was visibly drunk.

He refused to take a breathalyzer and was detained, then later released as police opened an investigation.

Police stopped him again six hours later after he allegedly went through a red light on a scooter.

His driving licence had been suspended after the first incident.