New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- A video showing Piotr Szczerek, CEO of Polish paving company Drogbruk, taking tennis player Kamil Majchrzak's hat from a young fan at the US Open went viral over the weekend. The incident occurred after Majchrzak's singles match against Karen Khachanov, capturing Szczerek grabbing the hat from a boy in the stands.

On Monday, Szczerek posted a detailed apology on Facebook, saying he made a mistake thinking the hat was being given to him for his sons, who had previously asked for autographs.

He wrote: "I take full responsibility for my extremely poor judgment and hurtful actions. It was never my intent to steal away a prized memento from the young fan. I became caught up in the heat of the moment and the joy of the v...