CEO apologizes for snatching a hat Kamil Majchrzak signed for a child at U.S. Open

“I would like to unequivocally apologize to the young boy, his family, all the fans, and the player himself,” Piotr Szczerek, the CEO of a Polish paving company said. Kamil Majchrzak of Poland celebrates after defeating Karen Khachanov during their Men’s Singles Second Round match on Day Five of the 2025 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, N.Y., on Thursday. Sarah Stier / Getty Images Sept. 1, 2025, 5:00 PM EDT The CEO of a Polish paving company “unequivocally” apologized Monday after he was seen on a viral video taking a hat signed by tennis player Kamil Majchrzak from a child during the U.S. Open in New York City. Piotr Szczerek, the CEO of paving company Drogbruk, was caught on video grabbing a signed hat that it appeared Majchrzak was trying to hand to a child. Video of the incident went viral over the weekend after the Polish tennis star defeated Russia’s Karen Khachanov on Thursday. “I would like to unequivocally apologize to the young boy, his family, all the fans, and the player himself,” Szczerek said in a post on social media on Monday. “I take full responsibility for my extremely poor judgment
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