After the first day of play at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic, the tournament is without three seeded players, all first-round casualties.

No. 13 seed Kenneth Carlsen, Denmark's top player, was defeated by Richmond native David Caldwell, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5. No. 16 seed Daniel Vacek was beaten by Daniel Nestor, 6-4, 6-4; and No. 12 seed Jan-Michael Gambill was upset by Rainer Schuttler, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3.

Gambill dominated Schuttler at the Japan Open in April, 6-0, 6-0.

"I know that he can play very good. ... but I think he was a little bit tired from Davis Cup," Schuttler said.

Gambill was a practice partner for the U.S. Davis Cup team. He was broken five times and was able to get only 52 percent of his first serves in play. Gambill came into the match with a 19-14 record, having climbed from No. 227 in January to a career-high 60 on July 13. He has wins over Andre Agassi, Tim Henman and Mark Philippoussis.

Ages Serves
The second oldest player at Legg Mason, 11th seed Gianluca Pozzi, advanced to the second round by beating Oscar Burrieza, 4-6, 6-4, 6-0. During warm-ups, Pozzi and Burrieza were practicing serves on opposite sides of the court. As each ripped serves, the balls crashed together near the net, with one ball bouncing high into the air, onto the Grandstand Court. Play was not interrupted...

International Flavor
Legg Mason features players from 22 different countries. After the United States, which has 17 players in the field, Australia is second with six players and South Africa is third with four.

Five players in the Legg Mason field have won ATP Tour singles titles this year. Andre Agassi won at Scottsdale, Ariz., and San Jose; Jim Courier won in Orlando; Scott Draper won at the Queen's event in London; Lleyton Hewitt won at Adelaide; and Andrew Ilie won at Coral Springs.

Andre's Fans
Children associated with the Washington Tennis Foundation hope Andre Agassi brings his best game to the Legg Mason Tennis Classic this week, particularly his serve. As part of a program called "Agassi Aces for Kids," sports equipment manufacturer Head USA will donate $500 to the WTF for every ace by the 1992 Wimbledon champion.