At the year end he was awarded the ATP Most Improved Player of the Year for the second time in his career (the first being 10 years earlier in 1988).
æt ðə jˈɪɹ ˈɛnd hiː wʌz ɐwˈɔːɹdᵻd ðɪ ˌeɪtˌiːpˈiː mˈoʊst ɪmpɹˈuːvd plˈeɪɚɹ ʌvðə jˈɪɹ fɚðə sˈɛkənd tˈaɪm ɪn hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ ðə fˈɜːst bˌiːɪŋ tˈɛn jˈɪɹz ˈɜːlɪɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt.