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'What a Man-Child': US Open Fan Sparks Fury After Snatching Hat From Kid

Kamil Majchrzak sought help on social media to find the young fan after an adult man took the player's hat, sparking widespread criticism and viral outrage at the US Open.

  • On Thursday, August 28 at the US Open, Kamil Majchrzak celebrated a five-set victory and removed his hat to give it to a young boy fan, but an adult man who snatched the hat intercepted it.
  • After the win, Majchrzak moved among fans to sign autographs, with a crowd of supporters and an older autograph seeker courtside as he tried to hand his game-worn hat to a child.
  • Eyewitness footage shows the man stuffing the hat into his wife’s bag after snatching it from the boy, then giving the boy only a marker pen, fueling viral outrage.
  • Fans and social media users condemned the man's actions and urged US Open organizers to ban him, while Majchrzak posted on Instagram seeking help to find the boy after confirming his identity.
  • Commenters said the scene exposed wider problems with adult fan behaviour, sparking debate as some urged internet users calling for public shaming or memes, while reports say a happy ending remains possible.
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In addition to great tennis plays, the US Open, which is being held these days in New York, has left some curious image, such as one that has gone viral this Thursday and that has unleashed the outrage of netizens.It is a man who took a child's cap from his hands that had been given to the minor by the Polish tennis player Kamil Majchrzak after his match with the Russian Karen Khachanov.Majchrzak gave the cap to the child and the man next to him…

·Madrid, Spain
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The Polish athlete asked his followers to help him find the boy. He later posted that he had found the young boy.

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Kamil Majchrzak held out his cap to a child. Then it ended up in a CEO's bag.

·Stockholm, Sweden
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Thanks to social media, Kamil Majchrzak found the child who had been robbed by an adult of the cap he had given him on the edge of the court after his victory on the second round on Thursday night.

·Paris, France
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TMZ broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Friday, August 29, 2025.
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