Body or Ranking - Boulter's Australian Open Predicament

British Katie Boulter admits she feels she has to "choose between my physical condition and my ranking" as the race carries on for a place in January's Australian Open main event.

While the regular WTA Tour competitive period is over, there are still ranking points to be earned in South American nations, neighboring countries, various venues and European destinations.

The female competitor lineup for the initial Grand Slam of the forthcoming season will be determined by the global standings of the December cutoff, which could cause a difficult choice for players approaching the qualification line.

Physical Setbacks

Previous British leading competitor Boulter tore an hip muscle in her last tournament of the year in international locations last month, and is now considering whether to play in the WTA 125 Challenger event in European venues, the European nation, in the opening days of December.

Boulter's recent injury, and the situation she would need to win at least three matches in Angers to boost her position, means she may well ultimately not playing.

Contrasting Methods

In contrast, men's competitors are not facing the equivalent predicament, as for the premier occasion the male Australian Open participant roster will be drawn up from current week's standings, which is the ATP's official season-concluding position determination.

The change is intended to discouraging athletes from seeking ranking points during what is essentially the off-season.

Training Transitions

This year has been a challenging one for Boulter.

She achieved merely fourteen professional main-draw contests and lately separated with trainer Biljana Veselinovic after a three-year partnership in which she captured multiple WTA victories.

"Biljana is an exceptional coach, and an exceptionally good human as well, which makes things extremely hard," Boulter stated.

The quest for a different coach is actively progressing, looking for an individual who has high-level background as Boulter still believes she can be a world-class player.

Future Goals

"Moving ahead with a new coach, an important factor I'm completely sure on is that they are going to be someone who has extensive knowledge in how to make it to the peak performance of this sport," she explained.

"I've been positioned as high as 23 and I know I can climb back to that level. I am not convinced my performance has diminished, I believe the steadiness needs to enhance.

"My aim is not to be ranked fifty, forty, thirty, twenty - we've accomplished that. The goal is to be within 20."