SAN JOSE, Calif. — Pete Sampras would like a sit-down with longtime American rival Andre Agassi away from the tennis court to discuss Agassi's harsh words about the 14-time Grand Slam champion in his recent autobiography, "Open."

Sampras said Thursday he was surprised and disappointed by Agassi's "shots" at Sampras in the book and would like to meet "man to man" to discuss it.

Sampras hasn't read Agassi's book, in which Agassi acknowledged taking crystal meth, and doesn't plan to. Agassi also talks about evading punishment for a failed drug test and dealing with the insane pressure he felt from his overbearing father and coach.

Sampras spoke on a conference call organized by the SAP Open, where he is scheduled for a Feb. 8 exhibition match.

"He had a lot of peaks and valleys, a lot of ups," Sampras said. "Everyone's sort of asking about it and talking about the crystal meth. He decided to bring it out now, which was a little surprising, but Andre always likes to separate himself from the rest, good or bad."

In the book released last fall, Agassi made references to Sampras being dull and said the two couldn't be any more different.

"I envy Pete's dullness. I wish I could emulate his spectacular lack of inspiration, and his peculiar lack of need for inspiration," Agassi wrote.