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https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/02/sport/tennis-us-open-hat-stealing-apology-intl

“On Monday, Szczerek apologized for his actions in a post on Facebook, saying he believed “the tennis player was handing his cap to me,” more specifically to his sons who had “earlier asked for autographs.”

“That mistaken belief made me reach out instinctively. Today I know I did something that looked like deliberately taking a souvenir from a child,” he wrote. “That was not my intention, but it does not change the fact that I hurt the boy and disappointed the fans.”