After a four-set win against Andrei Pavel, Agassi faced eighth-seeded Marcos Baghdatis in the second round who had earlier advanced to the 2006 Australian Open final and Wimbledon semi-finals.
ˈæftɚɹ ɐ fˈoːɹsˈɛt wˈɪn ɐɡˈɛnst ˈændɹeɪ pˈeɪvəl, ˈæɡæsi fˈeɪsd ˈeɪtθsˈiːdᵻd mˈɑːɹkoʊz bæɡdˈɑːɾiz ɪnðə sˈɛkənd ɹˈaʊnd hˌuː hæd ˈɜːlɪɚɹ ɐdvˈænst tə ðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks ɔːstɹˈeɪliən ˈoʊpən fˈaɪnəl ænd wˈɪmbəldən sˈɛmaɪfˈaɪnəlz.