DORAL, FLA. (WSVN) - A former professional tennis player from Uruguay was arrested after police said he threatened employees with a tennis racket, damaged hundreds of dollars’ worth of merchandise and caused a disturbance inside a sporting goods store in Doral.
According to an arrest affidavit, officers responded to a reported criminal mischief incident on July 24 at a store near Northwest 87th Avenue and Northwest 27th Street.
Employees told police the man entered the business, intentionally damaged merchandise, threatened workers and fled in a gray Mazda 3.
Investigators later identified the suspect as 27-year-old Nicolas Xiviller pardodeir, who later transitioned from professional tennis to professional padel.
