This rich guy\u2019s got some poor form!<\/p>\n
The \u201centitled\u201d jerk who seemingly snatched a hat autographed by tennis star Kamil Majchrzak from a young boy at the US Open<\/a> has been identified as Polish millionaire Piotr Szczerek.<\/p>\n Majchrzak, fresh off his victory over ninth seed Karen Khachanov when the incident unfolded Thursday night, confirmed Szczerek\u2019s identity to The Post on Saturday and said he was initially oblivious to the now-viral snafu.<\/p>\n \u201cObviously it was some kind of confusion,\u201d the tennis pro said, adding that Szczerek sponsors his tennis federation in Poland.<\/p>\n Polish\u00a0tennis star\u00a0Kamil Majchrzak met with the young fan he tried handing his autographed hat to but was immediately snatched away by an adult man. Kamil Majchrzak\/ Instagram<\/p>\n \u201cI was pointing, giving the hat, but I had a lot going on after my match, after being super tired and super excited for the win. I just missed it. I had like a dead look if you know what I mean. I\u2019m sure the guy was also acting in the moment of heat, in the moment of emotions.\u201d<\/p>\n Internet sleuths named the hated adult who stole Brock\u2019s cap as CEO Piotr Szczerek, who according to reports owns the Polish paving company Drogbruk. US Open\/Euro Sport<\/p>\n Szczerek, CEO of paving company Drogbruk, was\u00a0allegedly\u00a0caught on the live broadcast\u00a0Thursday night\u00a0apparently snatching the prized memento from young fan Brock\u2019s hands after Majchrzak, also Polish,\u00a0appeared to be gifting it to the child while signing autographs courtside.<\/p>\n The businessman \u2013 who was seen placing the prized hat into his wife\u2019s bag as the devastated young fan protested \u2013 has since deactivated his social media accounts after the incident sparked widespread fury, Spanish outlet MARCA reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n Szczerek\u2019s countrymen swiftly blasted him on a Polish job search site as a \u201csack of garbage,\u201d \u201ccommon thief,\u201d \u201cprimitive scammer,\u201d and \u201cshameful jerk.\u201d<\/p>\n Szczerek was lambasted by people online after the incident went viral. Kamil Majchrzak\/ Instagram<\/p>\n \u201cOnly an ordinary idiot and a jerk could snatch a hat from a child\u2019s hands,\u201d wrote one Gowork.pl user. \u201cYou can\u2019t buy class,\u201d offered another critic.<\/p>\n \u201cIf the company\u2019s president so unscrupulously stole a child\u2019s hat, if I were a customer, I would no longer use his services\u201d chime in another. \u201cI\u2019d be afraid he\u2019d steal from me too.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The millionaire has since attempted to make amends with the cheated fan and his family, according to Majchrzak.<\/p>\n \u201cHe also wanted to make things right, so I gave him the credentials for Brock\u2019s mom on the same social media I was using to contact her,\u201d Majchrzak said.<\/p>\n \u201cSo, maybe he can make things right himself.\u201d<\/p>\n Szczerek \u2013 an amateur competitive tennis player in Poland \u2014 and was introduced to the sport by his racket-swinging wife Anna, according to Polish outlet Tenis Magazyn<\/a>.<\/p>\n