BBC sent immediate Andre Agassi plea during Carlos Alcaraz vs Taylor Fritz Wimbledon clash

Wimbledon fans were quick to praise Andre Agassi during his debut in the BBC Sport commentary booth. As defending champion Carlos Alcaraz triumphed over American Taylor Fritz in the semi-finals on Friday, the 55-year-old tennis legend added his voice to the broadcast.

Agassi, who snagged eight Grand Slams during an illustrious career that includes a Wimbledon win in '92, has also been behind the scenes coaching Novak Djokovic and Grigor Dimitrov since hanging up his racket in 2006. He even aced his professional pickleball debut this year.

Still, it was his broadcasting performance that had tennis aficionados lauding him this week.

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One admirer took to social media, writing: "Thoroughly enjoying Andre Agassi's commentary on the Alcaraz/Fritz match..... first time I've come across him in this role.... has a great voice to listen to and enjoying all the anecdotes and contributions."

Echoing this sentiment, another commented on X, formerly known as Twitter: "Andre Agassi on commentary should be a regular thing on tour, so insightful," while a third added: "Andre Agassi a revelation in the commentary box. Amazing analysis what a tennis brain."

The BBC scored yet more points with audiences as praises for Agassi's contribution grew. "Loving the Andre Agassi commentary @BBCSport," wrote another.

A fifth added: "Andre Agassi on co-commentary for the men's semi...what a get by the BBC, great insight from him," while a sixth penned: "Really impressive deconstruction of the action from Andre Agassi. So insightful."

Agassi's commentary has been so well-received that some fans are even joking about starting a petition to make him a permanent fixture in the commentary box. Another viewer proposed: "Petition to just have Andre Agassi on comms."

The match itself was a thrilling encounter, with Alcaraz taking the first set 6-4 and Fritz fighting back to claim the second set 7-5. Alcaraz then took the third 6-3, before finishing the job in the last set 7-6. Alcaraz is bidding to win Wimbledon for the third year in a row, and ahead of the match, he shared his delight at even making the semi-finals.

He said: "I'm just really happy to be able to play another semi-final here at Wimbledon. It's something really special and something that I wanted to do at the beginning of the week.

"I'm really happy with the level that I played today against a difficult player like Cam [Norrie]. I'm pretty sure that there is nobody working harder than him, so I'm happy to see him playing these kinds of matches."

Alcaraz will now go on to face either 24-time Grand Slam winner Djokovic, or ATP World No. 1 Jannik Sinner in Sunday's grand finale at SW19. Alcaraz holds fond memories over Djokovic at Wimbledon, given he has beaten the swift Serbian in the final at the last two tournaments. Meanwhile, he will also relish at the chance of denying Sinner another Grand Slam, after his tense win over the Italian to clinch this year's French Open.