 In September, Sampras captured his first Grand Slam title, at the US Open.Along the way, he defeated sixth-ranked Thomas Muster in the fourth round and third-ranked Ivan Lendl in a five-set quarterfinal, breaking Lendl's streak of eight consecutive US Open finals.He then defeated 20th-ranked McEnroe in a four-set semifinal to set up a final with fourth-ranked Agassi.