Agassi withdrew from the Australian Open because of the ankle injury, and his back injury and other pains forced him to withdraw from several other events, eventually skipping the entire clay-court season including the French Open.
ˈæɡæsi wɪθdɹˈuː fɹʌmðɪ ɔːstɹˈeɪliən ˈoʊpən bɪkˈʌz ʌvðɪ ˈæŋkəl ˈɪndʒɚɹi, ænd hɪz bˈæk ˈɪndʒɚɹi ænd ˈʌðɚ pˈeɪnz fˈoːɹst hˌɪm tə wɪθdɹˈɔː fɹʌm sˈɛvɹəl ˈʌðɚɹ ᵻvˈɛnts, ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəli skˈɪpɪŋ ðɪ ɛntˈaɪɚ klˈeɪkˈoːɹt sˈiːzən ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðə fɹˈɛntʃ ˈoʊpən.