Polish business executive Piotr Szczerek, who was on the receiving end of an internet firestorm after a widely circulated video showed him snatching a tennis hat from a young fan at a televised match, has issued an apology on Facebook, calling the incident a “huge mistake” in a statement to the BBC and acknowledging his “extremely poor judgment.”
The viral moment occurred last Thursday at the U.S. Open, when Polish tennis player Kamil Majchrzak, fresh from his upset victory over ninth-seed Karen Khachanov, appeared to hand his signed cap to a young fan named Brock. As the boy reached for the hat, Szczerek, who was standing nearby, quickly grabbed it and placed it in a bag carried by a woman with him.
