Moya pulls out of Wimbledon

Former world number one Carlos Moya has withdrawn from next week's Wimbledon championships with a shoulder injury, tournament organisers said on Monday.

The 31-year-old Spaniard is joined by Argentine claycourt specialists Juan Monaco and Juan Ignacio Chela who have pulled out with back and shoulder injuries respectively.

Moya, the 1998 French Open champion, has never enjoyed much success at the grasscourt slam with his best run coming in 2004 when he made the last 16.

Last year he was beaten in the first round by Tim Henman while he did not play in 2006 and 2005.

Argentines Martin Vassallo Arguello and Brian Dabul and Croatia's Roko Karanusic have been handed places in the main draw as replacements.

In the women's draw Japan's Akiko Morigami has been forced out with a knee injury and her place goes to Renato Voracova of the Czech Republic.