Article: Tournament field survives new start.(SPORTS)(LEGG MASON TENNIS CLASSIC)

Byline: Patrick Hruby, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Despite a new July start and a concurrent tournament in Los Angeles, this week's Legg Mason Tennis Classic offers a competitive and compelling cast of characters. Which is far from the worst-case scenario feared by tournament organizers after the ATP decided last year to rework its summer hard court calendar.

In Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick and defending champion James Blake, the Legg Mason sports the top three Americans in the world. Up-and-comers Paradorn Srichaphan and Fernando Gonzalez provide a dash of freewheeling foreign flair. Well-known veterans Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Tim Henman are still capable.

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