--- title: Will Ferrell Interviews Roger Federer at Australian Open description: Will Ferrell crashed Roger Federer's interview with John McInroe at the Australia Open in character as Ron Burgunday from Anchorman. canonical: https://time.com/5103968/will-ferrell-roger-federer-interview/ author: Ashley Hoffman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-01-16T15:22:43.000Z article:modified_time: 2023-12-12T22:53:56.000Z og:title: Ron Burgundy Just Stole the Show at the Australian Open by Trolling Roger Federer og:description: The Anchorman newscaster is an expert troll og:url: https://time.com/5103968/will-ferrell-roger-federer-interview/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt63f3b4ead429a5b2/6988f859db29875d4725e6b8/gettyimages-905525628.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3747 og:image:height: 2108 og:image:alt: 2018 Australian Open - Day 2 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Ron Burgundy Just Stole the Show at the Australian Open by Trolling Roger Federer twitter:description: The Anchorman newscaster is an expert troll twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt63f3b4ead429a5b2/6988f859db29875d4725e6b8/gettyimages-905525628.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Ron Burgundy Just Stole the Show at the Australian Open by Trolling Roger Federer > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Updated: Dec 12, 2023 10:53 PM UTCPublished: Jan 16, 2018 3:22 PM UTC  MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 16: Hollywood actor Will Ferrell interviews Roger Federer after he won his first round match on Rod Laver Arena on day two of the 2018 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 16, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by James D. Morgan/Getty Images) MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 16: Hollywood actor Will Ferrell interviews Roger Federer after he won his first round match on Rod Laver Arena on day two of the 2018 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 16, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by James D. Morgan/Getty Images) James D. Morgan—Getty Images by [Ashley Hoffman](https://time.com/author/ashley-hoffman/) ## Ashley Hoffman Updated: Dec 12, 2023 10:53 PM UTCPublished: Jan 16, 2018 3:22 PM UTC Defending tennis champion [Roger Federer](http://time.com/4955679/federer-nadal-laver-cup/) won against Slovenia’s Aljaz Bedene during Tuesday’s opening round of the Australian Open, but it was Will Ferrell who stole the show. Federer was in the middle of a post-game interview with the legendary John McEnroe in Melbourne when Ferrell showed up in character as the beloved _Anchorman_ newscaster Ron Burgundy to ask Federer a thing or two. “In the immortal words of Ron Burgundy it’s great to be here with two tennis legends Roger Federer and John MacIntosh,” he began, channeling his highly quotable movie character. “Roger, would you describe your game as a silky gazelle?” he asked the 19-time grand slam champ. Federer was happy to play along with Ferrell’s stunt, which included follow-up questions about whether or not he was a vampire, if he enjoys wombat meat, and other garden variety sports queries. Federer is aiming to win his sixth Australian Open title, as well as his 20th Grand Slam singles trophy. Watch the full clip below. 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