He began the next year 2000 by capturing his second Australian Open title, beating Sampras in a five-set semi-final and Yevgeny Kafelnikov in a four-set final.
hiː bɪɡˈæn ðə nˈɛkst jˈɪɹ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd baɪ kˈæptʃɚɹɪŋ hɪz sˈɛkənd ɔːstɹˈeɪliən ˈoʊpən tˈaɪɾəl, bˈiːɾɪŋ sˈæmpɹəz ɪn ɐ fˈaɪvsˈɛt sˈɛmaɪfˈaɪnəl ænd jˈɛvdʒɛni kˈeɪflnɪkˌɑːv ɪn ɐ fˈoːɹsˈɛt fˈaɪnəl.