Overview

• Broadcast footage showed a man take Majchrzak’s hat intended for a young fan after the Pole’s five‑set win over No. 9 seed Karen Khachanov on Court 11.
• Majchrzak asked followers on Instagram to help find the child and later met him, identified in reports as Brock, giving him a signed cap and additional merchandise.
• Multiple outlets reported the man as Piotr Szczerek, CEO of Polish paving company DrogBruk, and coverage noted heavy online criticism and deactivated social accounts.
• A widely shared online defense of the taker was later deleted and disavowed by the legal official named, and any family connection between the adult and the child remains unverified.
• In a separate development, Majchrzak retired injured from his subsequent US Open match against Leandro Riedi.