Fans wait for autographs following a match at the 2025 U.S. Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City on Aug. 30, 2025. Elsa/Getty Images
A Polish businessman who appeared to snatch a match-worn hat being handed to a young boy during the U.S. Open said he made a “serious mistake” and apologized.
The footage of Piotr Szczerek, CEO of the Polish paving stone company Drogbruk, taking the cap went viral across news channels and social media, diverting some attention from Kamil Majchrzak’s thrilling five-set upset against Russia’s Karen Khachanov on Aug. 28.
