At the year-end Tennis Masters Cup, Agassi lost in the final to Federer, his third time to finish as runner-up in the event after losses in 1999 and 2000, and finished the year ranked No. 4.
æt ðə jˈɪɹˈɛnd tˈɛnɪs mˈæstɚz kˈʌp, ˈæɡæsi lˈɔst ɪnðə fˈaɪnəl tə fˈɛdɚɹɚ, hɪz θˈɜːd tˈaɪm tə fˈɪnɪʃ æz ɹˈʌnɚɹˌʌp ɪnðɪ ᵻvˈɛnt ˈæftɚ lˈɔsᵻz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn ænd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd, ænd fˈɪnɪʃt ðə jˈɪɹ ɹˈæŋkt nˈoʊ. fˈoːɹ.