The Daily Forehand at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic

Starting today with the first day of qualifying, I will be covering the entire Legg Mason Tennis Classic for the third straight year.

The 2010 edition of the tournament is without two-time defending champion Juan Martin del Potro, but it still features three top ten players (Tomas Berdych, Andy Roddick, Fernando Verdasco) and another three in the top twenty (Marin Cilic, John Isner, Sam Querrey).

The tournament is held about a mile from my house, in just about as urban an environment as you'll find for an outdoor event on either tour.  The crowds are always loud and invested, the stands are packed, and it's generally the best tournament of its level anywhere in the world.  Not that I'm biased, or anything...

I'll be doing all the press conference and interview stuff I've done in the past, but will probably leave the vast majority of the photography to the professionals this year so that I have more time to write.

I'll also be tweeting up a storm at twitter.com/dailyforehand, so if you're not already following that, you should be.

Lastly, if you have anyone you'd really like to see an interview with, or perhaps just a particular question you want answered, let me know and I'll do my best.  From detailed mechanics questions about Falla's backhand to asking Gasquet if his shampoo endorsement and recent hatless-ness are coincidental, I'll ask just about anything reasonable.

So stick around, and hopefully you'll have nearly as much fun reading this week as I know I will writing.