Roger Federer Confirmed for US Open Return in Doubles Match with Roddick, McEnroe and Agassi on August 25

Roger Federer is set to return to Arthur Ashe Stadium for the first time in six years, confirmed to participate in a doubles match during the qualifying stages of the 2025 US Open. The exhibition will feature Federer alongside Andy Roddick, John McEnroe, and Andre Agassi, with the match scheduled for Tuesday, August 25.

In a statement issued to the Grand Slam, Federer said: “The US Open has always been one of the most special tournaments for me. So many unforgettable moments of my career happened in New York, and Arthur Ashe Stadium is a place that means a great deal to me.”

He continued: “I’ve missed being part of that atmosphere and feeling the incredible energy that the fans bring every year. To return to Arthur Ashe and share the evening with Andy, Andre and John makes it even more meaningful. I’m looking forward to celebrating those memories, seeing the fans again, and enjoying a very special night together.”

Federer officially retired from professional tennis in September 2022 following an appearance at the Laver Cup in London. However, the Swiss has made incremental steps back into the sport’s orbit in 2025, participating in an exhibition match at the Australian Open alongside Lleyton Hewitt and Andre Agassi, and taking part in a practice session with Casper Ruud during the same event.

The upcoming appearance at Flushing Meadows carries considerable historical weight for Federer. He claimed the US Open title in five consecutive years from 2004 to 2008 — an Open Era record that still stands. With five US Open titles in total, he is joint-leader in the Open Era alongside Pete Sampras and Jimmy Connors.

After that dominant stretch, Federer reached two further finals at the tournament but was unable to add to his title count. He lost to Juan Martin del Potro in 2009 and to Novak Djokovic in 2015. His final competitive appearance at the New York Grand Slam came in 2019, when he was eliminated in the quarter-finals by Grigor Dimitrov in five sets. That tournament was ultimately won by Rafael Nadal.

Federer was absent from the US Open in both 2020 and 2021 due to injury, and he retired the following year carrying an 86% win rate at Flushing Meadows across his career.

The August 25 doubles match will bring together four players who collectively shaped the men’s game across multiple decades. Roddick won the US Open in 2003 and was a perennial contender at the event throughout the mid-2000s, while McEnroe claimed the title three times between 1979 and 1984. Agassi won it twice, in 1994 and 1999. The occasion is framed as a celebratory evening rather than a competitive fixture, but it will nonetheless mark Federer’s most prominent on-court engagement since his retirement.