TENNIS: Mary Pierce has become the latest player to pull out of Wimbledon because of injury. The 31-year-old French woman will not be competing at the All-England Championships, which start next Monday, because of a foot injury.

Pierce, who has been struggling with tendinitis in her right foot since February, also missed the French Open and her absence follows the withdrawals of Serena Williams and Lindsay Davenport.

Davenport withdrew because of the back injury which has troubled her since last year's Wimbledon final. The 30-year-old, who won the event in 1999 and was also a finalist in 2000, pulled out of the French Open last month with the back complaint. She has been suffering with a lower back strain since losing in the Wimbledon final to Venus Williams last year.

Williams' sister, Serena, withdrew from Wimbledon last month because of an ongoing knee problem. She won the tournament in 2002 and 2003.