The rivalry has been considered special and delivered memorable encounters, because of the players' contrasting styles of play, with Rafter using traditional serve-&-volley methods against Agassi's variety of return of serves and passing shots as his main weapons.
ðə ɹˈaɪvəlɹi hˈæzbiːn kənsˈɪdɚd spˈɛʃəl ænd dᵻlˈɪvɚd mˈɛmɚɹəbəl ɛŋkˈaʊntɚz, bɪkˈʌz ʌvðə plˈeɪɚz kəntɹˈæstɪŋ stˈaɪlz ʌv plˈeɪ, wɪð ɹˈæftɚ jˈuːzɪŋ tɹɐdˈɪʃənəl sˈɜːv ˈændvˈɑːli mˈɛθədz ɐɡˈɛnst ˈæɡæsiz vɚɹˈaɪəɾi ʌv ɹᵻtˈɜːn ʌv sˈɜːvz ænd pˈæsɪŋ ʃˈɑːts æz hɪz mˈeɪn wˈɛpənz.