At the time, Agassi blamed the Australian Open loss on the windy conditions, but later said in his biography that he had lost the match on purpose, as he did not want to play Boris Becker, whom he would have faced in that final.
æt ðə tˈaɪm, ˈæɡæsi blˈeɪmd ðɪ ɔːstɹˈeɪliən ˈoʊpən lˈɔs ɔnðə wˈɪndi kəndˈɪʃənz, bˌʌt lˈeɪɾɚ sˈɛd ɪn hɪz baɪˈɑːɡɹəfi ðæt hiː hæd lˈɔst ðə mˈætʃ ˌɔn pˈɜːpəs, æz hiː dɪdnˌɑːt wˈɔnt tə plˈeɪ bˈɔːɹɪs bˈɛkɚ, hˈuːm hiː wʊdhɐv fˈeɪsd ɪn ðæt fˈaɪnəl.