Years after, Agassi shockingly admitted in his book that he had lost the first of the matches on purpose as he did not want to face Boris Becker, who was awaiting the winner in the final.
jˈɪɹz ˈæftɚ, ˈæɡæsi ʃˈɑːkɪŋli ɐdmˈɪɾᵻd ɪn hɪz bˈʊk ðæt hiː hæd lˈɔst ðə fˈɜːst ʌvðə mˈætʃᵻz ˌɔn pˈɜːpəs æz hiː dɪdnˌɑːt wˈɔnt tə fˈeɪs bˈɔːɹɪs bˈɛkɚ, hˌuː wʌz ɐwˈeɪɾɪŋ ðə wˈɪnɚɹ ɪnðə fˈaɪnəl.