Flash Flood Watch Delays Legg Mason Play

If you're not already at the annual Legg Mason tennis tournament, don't bother heading that way for now. 

Play at the summer classic has been suspended due to the Flash Flood Watch in effect for much of the Washington, D.C. area. 

No word on whether that includes play at Family Day at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center (16th and Kennedy Streets, NW) has also been postponed/cancelled, but it's likely the inflatable slides and playlands for kids and adults won't be coming out. 

Sunday was to be the first day of main draw matches at the tournament, which began Saturday, August 1 and runs through Sunday, August 9 at the the FitzGerald Tennis Center in Rock Creek Park. 

This year’s tournament brings back No. 1 seed Andy Roddick and No. 2 seed Juan Martin del Potro as well as one of the strongest player fields in the classic’s 41-year history, per the Washington Examiner.  The other top players include Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, James Blake, Fernando Gonzalez, Robin Soderling, Marin Cilic, Gael Monfils, and Lleyton Hewitt.

Roddick will be making his first appearance on the court since losing to Roger Federer in the Wimbledon final last month. 

The Legg Mason tournament benefits the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation.

Visitors and attendees to the tournament are being advised of major parking restrictions from August 1 - August 9 in the surrounding residential neighborhoods.

The "Emergency No Parking" zone includes these locations:

• Nicholson Street NW; Montague Street NW; Madison Street NW and Longfellow Street NW....from 14th St. NW to the Park
• Kennedy Place, NW....from 16 St. NW to the Park
• Ingraham Street NW……from Colorado Ave. NW to 14th St. NW
• Hamilton St. NW …… from Colorado Ave. NW to 14th St. NW
• Gallatin St. NW………from 14th St. NW to 16th St. NW
• Emerson St. NW…….. from 14th St. NW to 16th St. NW
• Delafield Pl. NW …….from 14th St, NW to Piney Branch Rd. NW
• Decatur St. NW………from Piney Branch Rd. NW to Blagden Ave. NW
• Colorado Ave. NW….. from 100 ft. south of 18th St. NW to 16th St. NW
• Colorado Ave. NW…...from 16th St. NW to Kennedy St. NW
• 18th St. NW ………….from Argyle Ter NW to Colorado Ave. NW
• 17th St. NW…………..from Argyle Ter NW to Colorado Ave. NW
• 16th St. NW…………..from Gallatin St. NW to Kennedy Pl NW
• 16th St. NW………….from Madison St. NW to Missouri Ave./Military Rd. NW
• Manchester St. NW ....from 16th to the Park
• Missouri Ave. NW…..from 16th to the Park
• Oglethorpe Rd. NW…from 16th to the Park
• Blagden Terrace NW...from Colorado Ave. NW to 17th St. NW
• Blagden Ave. NW …..from 16th St. to Allison
• Farragut St. NW……..from 16th St. NW to Piney Branch
• Manchester St..............from 16th St. NW to 17th St NW
• 17th St. NW………… from Manchester Place/Manchester Lane to Missouri St.
• Manchester Place…….off Manchester Lane

Alternative transportation such as biking, walking or transit (Metro bus S2, S4, or S9 will drop people off at 16th and Kennedy streets directly at the stadium) is encouraged.