SAEDNEWS: Multiple outlets and widely shared social posts have identified the man filmed taking a signed cap from a child at the 2025 US Open as Piotr Szczerek, CEO of paving firm DrogBruk — described in several reports as a millionaire
According to SaedNews, the viral clip from the U.S. Open showing a grown man snatching a signed cap intended for a young fan has been widely attributed to Piotr Szczerek, described in multiple reports as a Polish millionaire and the CEO of paving contractor DrogBruk. The footage — recorded after Kamil Majchrzak’s upset win over Karen Khachanov — showed Majchrzak attempting to hand his match-worn hat to a boy, only for a nearby spectator to take it and place it into a companion’s bag as the child protested.
Social-media users and several news outlets published the man’s name within hours of the clip’s spread, and some report that Szczerek has deactivated his social accounts amid the backlash. Majchrzak, unaware of the full details at first, later used Instagram to help locate the boy and personally presented him with a new autographed Asics cap a day after the incident — a moment widely framed as a happy ending to the episode.
