Blake overpowers Agassi to reach final

James Blake overpowered top-seeded Andre Agassi 6-3 6-4 to reach the final of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic.

Blake, seeded sixth, will play 14th-seeded Paradorn Srichaphan, who beat fifth-seeded Marcelo Rios 3-6 6-2 6-2 in the other semi-final.