Considered by numerous sources to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Agassi has also been called one of the greatest service returners ever to play the game, and was described by the BBC upon his retirement as "perhaps the biggest worldwide star in the sport's history".
kənsˈɪdɚd baɪ nˈuːmɚɹəs sˈoːɹsᵻz təbi wˈʌn ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst tˈɛnɪs plˈeɪɚz ʌv ˈɔːl tˈaɪm, ˈæɡæsi hɐz ˈɔːlsoʊ bˌɪn kˈɔːld wˈʌn ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪɾɪst sˈɜːvɪs ɹᵻtˈɜːnɚz ˈɛvɚ tə plˈeɪ ðə ɡˈeɪm, ænd wʌz dᵻskɹˈaɪbd baɪ ðə bˌiːbˌiːsˈiː əpˌɑːn hɪz ɹᵻtˈaɪɚmənt æz "pɚhˈæps ðə bˈɪɡɪst wˈɜːldwaɪd stˈɑːɹ ɪnðə spˈoːɹts hˈɪstɚɹi".