At the inaugural Tennis Masters Cup in Lisbon, Agassi reached the final after defeating Marat Safin in the semi-finals to end the Russian's hopes to become the youngest No. 1 in the history of tennis.
æt ðɪ ɪnˈɔːɡjʊɹɹəl tˈɛnɪs mˈæstɚz kˈʌp ɪn lˈɪsbən, ˈæɡæsi ɹˈiːtʃt ðə fˈaɪnəl ˈæftɚ dᵻfˈiːɾɪŋ mˈæɹæt sˈæfɪn ɪnðə sˈɛmaɪfˈaɪnəlz tʊ ˈɛnd ðə ɹˈʌʃənz hˈoʊps tə bɪkˌʌm ðə jˈʌŋɡɪst nˈoʊ. wˈʌn ɪnðə hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv tˈɛnɪs.