æɾ ˈeɪdʒ θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː, hiː hɐdbɪn wˈʌn ʌvðɪ ˈoʊldɪst plˈeɪɚz tə ɹˈæŋk ɪnðə tˈɑːp fˈaɪv sˈɪns kˈɑːnɚz, æɾ ˈeɪdʒ θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv, wʌz nˈoʊ. fˈoːɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən.
At age 33, he had been one of the oldest players to rank in the top 5 since Connors, at age 35, was No. 4 in 1987.