Federer to play tennis at US Open but rules out Williams-like return

The 20-time Grand Slam champion confirmed he’s only going to play in an exhibition match and has no plans to return. Roger Federer is actually nervous about his tennis.

The man who won five straight US 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. And he’s not quite sure how the game that perhaps nobody ever made look more elegant will appear now. Gauff, Fils win Cincinnati tennis titles in run-up to US Open Tennis: Philippines’ Eala wins first WTA title, Fritz claims DC crown Venus Williams hits 13-game tennis losing streak with Cincinnati Open exit Ceferin won’t challenge Infantino for FIFA presidency but tells him to quit “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 on Monday, referring to his 2021 quarterfinal loss in his last Grand Slam match.

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