Agassi admitted this loss, which gave Sampras a 9–8 lead in their head-to-head meetings, took two years for him to get over mentally.
ˈæɡæsi ɐdmˈɪɾᵻd ðɪs lˈɔs, wˌɪtʃ ɡˈeɪv sˈæmpɹəz ɐ nˈaɪn ˈeɪt lˈiːd ɪn ðɛɹ hˈɛdtəhˈɛd mˈiːɾɪŋz, tˈʊk tˈuː jˈɪɹz fɔːɹ hˌɪm tə ɡɛt ˌoʊvɚ mˈɛntəli.