Drogbruk CEO Apologizes After Snatching Hat from Child at 2025 US Open

What Happened?

Piotr Szczerek, CEO of Drogbruk, a Polish paving company, found himself in hot water after he snatched Kamil Majchrzak’s hat from a young fan at the 2025 US Open.

📺 WATCH: Szczerek takes Majchrzak’s hat at the US Open

Man at US Open steals hat that Kamil Majchrzak was trying to give to a kid.

The tennis star is now trying to find the kid to make him whole.

Anyone know the man who stole the hat?

He should apologize and give it back.pic.twitter.com/mUA1RA8OU4

— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) August 29, 2025

“I take full responsibility for my extremely poor judgment and hurtful actions. It was never my intent to steal away a prized memento from the young fan,” Szczerek said in a post on Facebook.

“I became caught up in the heat of the moment and the joy of the victory, and I believed Majchrzak was handing a hat to me to give to my sons, who had previously asked for autographs.”

He added that he “sent the hat back to the boy and extended my sincere apologies to his family.”

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