Agassi had a poor start to 2006, as he was still recovering from an ankle injury and also suffering from back and leg pain and lack of match play.
ˈæɡæsi hæd ɐ pˈʊɹ stˈɑːɹt tə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, æz hiː wʌz stˈɪl ɹᵻkˈʌvɚɹɪŋ fɹʌm ɐn ˈæŋkəl ˈɪndʒɚɹi ænd ˈɔːlsoʊ sˈʌfɚɹɪŋ fɹʌm bˈæk ænd lˈɛɡ pˈeɪn ænd lˈæk ʌv mˈætʃ plˈeɪ.