US OPEN 2026. By Leo Canaparo
Federer is back!. The man who won five straight U.S. Open championships during the height of his dominance of the sport is set to play again in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday night for the first time since 2019.The US Open will always hold a special place in the Swiss star’s heart, having claimed five consecutive trophies at the season’s final Grand Slam tournament from 2004 through 2008.
“I haven’t played a singles set in, I don’t know, (Hubert) Hurkacz at Wimbledon maybe, so it’s been five years,” Federer said Monday, referring to his 2021 quarterfinal loss in his last Grand Slam match . “I don’t know how it’s going to go tomorrow. So there is a lot of uncertainty but a lot of happiness that I can return to Arthur Ashe, a place where I have had so many beautiful moments.”
“Everybody is going through it. Everybody can play on hard courts and with humidity, the wind, I guess all of the changes over the years here it’s just been a tough one. So I think looking back, that’s incredible.”
It’s only one set of singles in an exhibition against Andy Roddick and one set of doubles with John McEnroe against Roddick and Andre Agassi. The winner of 20 Grand Slam singles titles should be fine for those.