Andre Agassi and Boris Becker enjoyed stellar careers on the court, with the duo now both enjoying their retirement.

German icon Becker kept a close eye on the recent French Open, which concluded in Paris earlier this month.

Becker was emotional watching Rafael Nadal’s farewell ceremony, with the Spaniard having been honoured in the French capital at the beginning of the tournament.

He won a record 14 French Open titles before calling time on his career last year, with Bjorn Borg his nearest rival on the ATP Tour with six.

Meanwhile, Agassi is now the Laver Cup Team World captain, taking over in the role from another legend in John McEnroe.

Andre Agassi looks on during the 2025 French Open semi-finalsPhoto by Andy Cheung/Getty ImagesWhy Andre Agassi was stressed out playing against Boris Becker

Becker was among a long list of players that Agassi was tasked with discussing during the French Open, having given his take on his former rival on the Served with Andy Roddick podcast.

He said: “With Boris, I mean… I don’t know if he’s an underrated athlete, but he’s a greater athlete even if you didn’t underrate him.

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“I mean, he’s a better athlete when you face him than when you watch him and respect what he’s actually doing.

“I mean, he’s 6’3”, he’d crouch in a position at net, and you think like you have this big target, and he could swallow that space up like nobody, even if it meant rolling on the ground to cover it under control, right?

“And if you couldn’t deal with the serve, that’s a real problem. The one thing about him that was tough. And I had an inroad into his game because of the serve, but he could absolutely drive backhand, second serve returns or forehands, either direction.

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“From the deuce court, if you serve body backhand, he could pull that thing and come flying in with his athleticism. He could hit the off one a bit like Lleyton Hewitt would, except offensively, and move forward, right?

“Forehand he could do the same thing. He could pull it or he could go off line and just come flying in with total athleticism behind it.

“Nothing stressed me out more than somebody that could stress out my second serve, right? It’s like you just feel like, ‘okay, what’s the deal today?’ So when I played him, my first serve percentage had to go way up, and I had to have something else.

“I mean, Boris to this day probably denies that he did that with his tongue. But then I would challenge him with this comment, which is like, ‘are you actually admitting I can beat you 10 times in a row?’

“I mean, let’s be serious. You’re like Boris Becker for God’s sake. I mean, how’s it even possible unless. So the guy… talk about somebody that added flair. He came into the game, not just on the court, but also off the court.

“He changed the marketplace from the standpoint of sponsorships. And he could take the oxygen out of a room, you know, pretty quickly.”

What was the head-to-head record between Boris Becker and Andre Agassi?

As was the case with many of Agassi and his fellow stars, he got to know Becker well over their years of competing on the ATP Tour.

The iconic pair clinched over 100 career titles combined, including a hugely impressive 14 Grand Slam titles.

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Andre Agassi of the USA talks to Boris Becker of Germany30 Oct 1998: Andre Agassi of the USA talks to Boris Becker of Germany during the Eurocard Open in Stuttgart, Germany. Mandatory Credit: Gary M Prior/Allsport

Agassi led the way in that regard with eight, with the American among an exclusive group of players to win the career Grand Slam thanks to his wins at all four majors.

He undoubtedly played out his most entertaining and tense rivalry with compatriot Pete Sampras, but Agassi also had Becker on his list of enemies once upon a time.

They met a total of 14 times on the court, with the American winning 10 times as the German won the other four.

Becker managed to come out on top in the first of their three meetings, but Agassi quickly took control to dominate their head-to-head.