He reached his first Grand Slam final in 1990 at the French Open, where he was favored before losing in four sets to Andrés Gómez, which he later attributed in his book to worrying about his wig falling off during the match.
hiː ɹˈiːtʃt hɪz fˈɜːst ɡɹˈænd slˈæm fˈaɪnəl ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti æt ðə fɹˈɛntʃ ˈoʊpən, wˌɛɹ hiː wʌz fˈeɪvɚd bᵻfˌoːɹ lˈuːzɪŋ ɪn fˈoːɹ sˈɛts tʊ ændɹˈeɪz ɡˈoʊmɛz, wˌɪtʃ hiː lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɐtɹˈɪbjuːɾᵻd ɪn hɪz bˈʊk tə wˈʌɹiɪŋ ɐbˌaʊt hɪz wˈɪɡ fˈɔːlɪŋ ˈɔf dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə mˈætʃ.