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Boy Reunited After US Open Hat Snatch as Man Is Identified

A social media appeal by Kamil Majchrzak quickly reunited him with the young fan.

Overview

  • Broadcast footage showed an adult grab Majchrzak’s cap intended for a child on Court 11, stash it in a bag, and ignore the boy’s plea of “what are you doing?”.
  • Majchrzak posted on Instagram asking for help to find the child and noted he had sponsor-supplied ASICS caps ready to replace the missing souvenir.
  • Within hours he confirmed, “We got it! All good now,” and later met the boy — identified in some reports as Brock — to hand over merchandise.
  • Subsequent coverage identified the man in the clip as Polish businessman Piotr Szczerek, CEO of Drogbruk, prompting heavy online backlash and calls for a ban.
  • A purported online defense of the man’s actions was later deleted and disavowed by the named lawyer, and no formal sanctions by tournament organizers have been reported.