Despite the setback, Agassi finished 2001 ranked No. 3, becoming the only male tennis player to finish a year ranked in the top 3 in three different decades.
dᵻspˈaɪt ðə sˈɛtbæk, ˈæɡæsi fˈɪnɪʃt tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn ɹˈæŋkt nˈoʊ. θɹˈiː, bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ ðɪ ˈoʊnli mˈeɪl tˈɛnɪs plˈeɪɚ tə fˈɪnɪʃ ɐ jˈɪɹ ɹˈæŋkt ɪnðə tˈɑːp θɹˈiː ɪn θɹˈiː dˈɪfɹənt dˈɛkeɪdz.