Roger Federer holds two Open Era records at the US Open ahead of his return to Flushing Meadows for the 2026 event.
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With 20 Grand Slam victories, Roger Federer is the third most successful player in the history of tennis, his 310 weeks at the top of the ATP world rankings is only Novak Djokovic (428 weeks). In short: Until his retirement in 2022, the Swiss has shaped the sport as few before. This also applies to the US Open, which Federer was the only athlete in history to win five times in series between 2004 and 2008. In New York, the Swiss will return to t…