Almost 35 years ago, Pete Sampras became the youngest ever winner of the US Open Men’s Singles title.

Sampras, who went on to win 14 Grand Slam titles in total, defeated fellow American Andre Agassi in the final, 6-4 6-3 6-2.

The 19-year-old shocked his peers at the tournament, defeating Thomas Muster, Ivan Lendl and John McEnroe on his way to the title.

As for Agassi, the rambunctious American would go on to win eight major titles.

After their historic final, Sampras revealed he had pinpointed a weakness in Agassi’s game during the match, before exploiting this weakness to the greatest degree.

Pete Sampras serves the ball during the 1990 U.S. Open on September 1, 1990 in Flushing Meadow, New York. Sapras went on to defeat Andre Agassi 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 to become the youngest men's champion in the Open's 110 year history.Photo by Rick Stewart/Getty ImagesPete Sampras said Andre Agassi ‘was really tentative’

Sampras’ 1990 US Open victory marked a significant moment in the 19-year-old’s career: it was the first of his 14 Grand Slam triumphs.

After the match, Sampras described his triumph as ‘one of those good days.’

As reported by the US Open, Sampras said after his win: “I just go up there and try to hit it as hard as I can and try to aim for the line.

“If I’m having a good day, they’re going to go in, and today was one of those good days.

“From the first point, [Agassi] was really tentative hitting a lot of short balls. I picked that up, and I really had nothing to lose all tournament.

“Today I was really comfortable. From the first point on, I was hitting the ball really well.”

The following year, neither Sampras nor Agassi lifted a Grand Slam title. Boris Becker, Jim Courier, Michael Stich and Stefan Edberg won the 1991 Grand Slams.

Agassi went on to win his first Grand Slam title in 1992 at Wimbledon.

Agassi said ‘the better man won’

Agassi managed to circumnavigate the pain caused by losing a Grand Slam final to graciously concede that Sampras had played better than him on the day.

Andre Agassi of the USA is seen during the final match at the US Open in Flushing Meadows on August 27, 1990 in New York, United States.Photo by Bongarts/Getty Images

Agassi said: “Definitely the better man won today.

“When you can hit a serve 120 [mph] on the lines, there’s not a lot you can do about it.”

Agassi would go on to win the US Open twice, in 1994 and 1999. Sampras would win the title on four other occasions, in 1993, 1995, 1996 and 2002.