hiː fˈɪnɪʃt ðə jˈɪɹ ɹˈæŋkt nˈoʊ. ˈeɪt, wˈʌn ʌvðɪ ˈoʊldɪst plˈeɪɚz tə fˈɪnɪʃ ɪnðə tˈɑːp tˈɛn sˈɪns ðə θˈɜːɾi sˈɪksjˈɪɹˈoʊld kˈɑːnɚz wʌz nˈoʊ. sˈɛvən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt.
He finished the year ranked No. 8, one of the oldest players to finish in the top 10 since the 36-year-old Connors was No. 7 in 1988.