Spain's Carlos Moya announces retirement due to injury

Carlos Moya former French Open Champion has announced his retirement due to foot injury.

In 1998 French Open final Carlos beat fellow Spaniard Alex Corretja in straight sets said "It's not how I dreamt of ending".

Moya, runner-up at the Australian Open the previous year, went on to briefly become world number one in 1999

Moreover he also won Davis Cup for Spain but was plagued by injuries in the later stages of his 15-year career.

He plans to play one more tournament in Seville next month before calling it quits.
"I wanted to say goodbye at one of the big tournaments, the Grand Slams, but that dream wasn't to be,"

"I am still young for life but for sport, I am already knocking on a bit."

Elizabeth Cann loses French Open quarter-final

At the French Open in Paris on Friday Elizabeth Cann was knocked out of the quarter-finals.

Cann led in both games against Thailand's Porntip Buranaprasertsuk before going down 21-15 21-18

Hopes of Nathan Robertson and Jenny Wallwork's for a second Super Series final in successive weeks were also dashed.

The Commonwealth silver and European bronze medallists lost to Sudket Prapakamol and Saralee Thoungthongkam 22-20 17-21 21-19.

In the men's doubles Andrew Ellis and Chris Adcock came within two points of beating Danish fifth seeds Mads Conrad-Petersen and Jonas Rasmussen before losing 23-25 22-20 21-14.

In winning bronze at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, Cann became the first person from Jersey to pick up an individual medal since 1990.

Nadal French Open Winner

Nadal, 24, who has won Wimbledon, US Open and French Open this year has pulled out of next week's BNP Paribas Masters tournament in Paris.

The reason behind his withdrawal revealed by his tour official was some medical issues, officials confirmed that he will be press conferencing in the French capital on Sunday or Monday.

World number one Rafael Nadal want to be fully fit for the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals in London which start on November 21.

He is guaranteed to finish the year on top of the world rankings.