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.
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.