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At 19 years and 28 days old Pete Sampras beats Andre Agassi 6-4 6-3 6-2 to become the youngest ever winner of the US Open

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Sampras wins his second US Open crown in 1993 and then faces his old adversary Agassi again in the final two years later

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Agassi proves to be no match for a rampant Sampras, who wraps up an impressive 6-4 6-3 4-6 7-5 victory

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Sampras has a point to prove at the 1996 US Open after surrendering his Wimbledon crown and plays brilliantly to reach the final

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And he goes on to lift the trophy aloft for a fourth time after a comfortable 6-1 6-4 7-6 win over compatriot Michael Chang

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Russian youngster Marat Safin beats Sampras 6-4 6-3 6-3 in 2000 in the American's first Flushing Meadows final for three years

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A dejected Sampras suffers a humiliating 7-6 6-1 6-1 defeat in the final a year later to another one of tennis' new breed, Lleyton Hewitt

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Sampras meets Agassi yet again in his third successive final and rolls back the years to win 6-3 6-4 5-7 6-4 and end his losing streak