🔗 Share this article Body versus Ranking - Katie Boulter's Melbourne Grand Slam Dilemma Katie Boulter has slipped from 23rd place to 100th spot in the world rankings in the current season Britain's Katie Boulter states she believes she has to "choose between my physical condition and my ranking" as the scramble persists for a position in January's Australian Open primary competition. While the regular WTA Tour season is over, there are still standing points to be earned in Chile, regional locations, multiple sites and international tournaments. The women's entry list for the opening Grand Slam of the forthcoming season will be based on the global standings of the December cutoff, which could create a difficult choice for competitors approaching the qualification line. Health Challenges Previous British top-ranked player Boulter experienced an hip muscle in her concluding competition of the year in Hong Kong last month, and is now evaluating whether to compete in the WTA 125 development competition in Angers, the European nation, in the first week of December. The athlete's ongoing health concern, and the situation she would need to achieve at least multiple victories in the French tournament to improve her ranking, means she may probably ultimately not playing. Varying Approaches In comparison, male athletes are not experiencing the same situation, as for the initial instance the male Australian Open competitor lineup will be drawn up from present week's rankings, which is the ATP's formal season-concluding position determination. The adjustment is intended to preventing players from pursuing position points during what is basically the off-season. Professional Adjustments This period has been a challenging one for Boulter. She secured just fourteen Tour-level main-draw games and lately parted ways with trainer Biljana Veselinovic after a lengthy collaboration in which she secured multiple WTA victories. "Biljana is an exceptional trainer, and an extremely good person as well, which makes things extremely hard," Boulter said. The quest for a different trainer is actively progressing, searching for a professional who has elite background as Boulter still believes she can be a world-class player. Professional Aspirations "Progressing with a new coach, an important factor I'm completely sure on is that they are going to be someone who has a lot of experience in how to make it to the peak performance of this game," she said. "I've been positioned as elevated as twenty-three and I believe I can climb back to that level. I don't believe my level has gone anywhere, I think the steadiness needs to develop. "My objective is not merely to be ranked fifty, 40, 30, twenty - we've accomplished that. The goal is to be within the top twenty."