The CEO of a Polish paving company \u201cunequivocally\u201d apologized Monday after he was seen on a viral video taking a hat signed by tennis player Kamil Majchrzak from a child during the U.S. Open in New York City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Piotr Szczerek, the CEO of paving company Drogbruk, was caught on video grabbing a signed hat that it appeared Majchrzak was trying to hand to a child. Video of the incident went viral over the weekend after the Polish tennis star defeated Russia\u2019s Karen Khachanov on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI would like to unequivocally apologize to the young boy, his family, all the fans, and the player himself,\u201d Szczerek said in a post<\/a> on social media on Monday. \u201cI take full responsibility for my extremely poor judgment and hurtful actions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Szczerek said in the statement it was \u201cnever my intent\u201d to take the hat from a young fan, but that he \u201cbecame caught up in the heat of the moment and the joy of the victory, and I believed Majchrzak was handing a hat to me to give to my sons, who had previously asked for autographs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cRegardless of what I believed was happening, the actions I took hurt the young boy and disappointed the fans,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Szczerek said he has sent the hat to the boy and extended an apology to his family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI believe I did what most of athletes would do in this kind of situation,\u201d Majchrzak said in an email to NBC News, adding that he hoped the boy and his family ultimately had a great day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n