On The Roger Pro 2 'White Malibu' (3ME10302840)
On The Roger Pro 2 'White Malibu' (3ME10302840)
On The Roger Pro 2 'White Malibu'
The Roger Pro 2 is not a running shoe. It is a tennis shoe — specifically, it is the tennis shoe that Roger Federer helped design, that he wore in competition, and that represents the most direct translation of his understanding of what a tennis shoe should do into a product that anyone can wear. The Roger is On's tennis line, created in collaboration with Federer as a design partner rather than a brand ambassador: he did not put his name on a shoe that already existed, he worked with On's engineers to build the shoe he wanted to play in. The Roger Pro 2 is the second generation of that collaboration, refined through the feedback of actual competition at the highest level of the sport. In White Malibu, it arrives in the colorway that belongs to tennis more than any other sport: the white of the court, the blue of the sky above it, and the particular quality of light that exists where the two meet.
White Malibu Colorway
White is tennis's color — not by accident, but by history. The all-white dress codes of Wimbledon, the white lines of every court surface, the white of the ball before it has been played: white is the color of the game at its most formal and its most essential. Malibu is the blue of the California coast — the blue of the Pacific on a clear afternoon, of the sky above Pepperdine, of the particular shade that exists at the intersection of ocean and atmosphere on the days when the light is exactly right. On The Roger Pro 2, White Malibu distributes these two colors across the shoe's architecture with the precision that the collaboration demands: white for the upper, Malibu blue for the outsole and accent details, the two colors in a relationship that is clean, confident, and entirely appropriate for a shoe designed by the most elegant player the sport has produced.
The Roger Pro 2 — Federer's Tennis Shoe
The Roger Pro 2 is built on On's tennis-specific technical platform, developed in collaboration with Federer's input on the demands of professional court play. The outsole is On's Herringbone rubber compound — a pattern developed specifically for the lateral movement demands of tennis, providing grip in the multidirectional cuts and slides that define the sport's footwork without the rolling resistance that would compromise forward movement. The midsole uses a tennis-tuned version of On's CloudTec® technology: the pods are configured for the lateral stability demands of court play rather than the forward-motion demands of running, providing cushioning that does not compromise the court feel that allows a player to read the surface through the shoe. The upper is On's most structured construction — a reinforced mesh with additional support at the lateral forefoot, where the forces of tennis footwork are highest, and at the heel, where the shoe must anchor the foot during direction changes. The fit is precise: Federer's input on the last shape reflects his preference for a shoe that holds the foot securely without restricting the natural movement of the foot during play.
Key Features
- White Malibu Colorway — tennis white upper with Malibu blue outsole and accents; the color of the court and the sky above it, in the proportions that the game's most elegant player would approve
- Roger Federer Design Collaboration — developed with Federer as a design partner, not a brand ambassador; the shoe he wanted to play in, refined through actual ATP competition feedback
- Tennis Herringbone Outsole — On's court-specific rubber compound in herringbone pattern; multidirectional grip for lateral cuts and slides without forward-motion resistance
- Court-Tuned CloudTec® — pod configuration optimized for lateral stability rather than forward motion; cushioning that preserves court feel for surface reading during play
- Reinforced Lateral Upper — additional structure at lateral forefoot and heel; engineered for the highest-force zones of tennis footwork and direction changes
- Federer Last Shape — fit geometry reflecting Federer's preference for secure hold without foot movement restriction; precise fit for the demands of competitive play
Product Details
- Style Code: 3ME10302840
- Colorway: White / Malibu
- Brand: On Running
- Line: The Roger (Roger Federer Collaboration)
- Generation: Roger Pro 2
- Category: Tennis / Court Performance
- Upper: Reinforced engineered mesh
- Midsole: Court-tuned CloudTec®
- Outsole: Herringbone rubber compound
- Available in US sizes 7–11
Roger Federer spent twenty years learning what a tennis shoe should do. The Roger Pro 2 is what he learned. White Malibu is the color of the court where he learned it.