🔗 Share this article

British Katie Boulter states she believes she has to "decide between my physical condition and my ranking" as the scramble continues for a place in January's Australian Open main event.

While the typical WTA Tour tournament schedule is over, there are still standing points to be won in Latin American countries, neighboring countries, various venues and European destinations.

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

Injury Concerns

Ex- British number one Boulter suffered an hip muscle in her last tournament of the year in international locations last period, and is now weighing up whether to participate in the WTA 125 Challenger event in European venues, the European nation, in the first week of December.

The athlete's recent injury, and the fact she would need to win at least three matches in the European event to enhance her position, means she may probably ultimately not playing.

Different Systems

In contrast, men's competitors are not confronting the same predicament, as for the initial instance the men's Australian Open participant roster will be created from this week's standings, which is the ATP's official year-end ranking date.

The change is aimed at deterring competitors from chasing standing points during what is fundamentally the off-season.

Training Transitions

This season has been a demanding one for Boulter.

She achieved merely 14 Tour-level major tournament matches and recently split with coach Biljana Veselinovic after a extended collaboration in which she won three WTA titles.

"Biljana is an incredible coach, and an extremely good human as well, which produces circumstances very difficult," Boulter said.

The quest for a new trainer is currently ongoing, searching for a professional who has elite experience as Boulter still believes she can be a elite-level athlete.

Professional Aspirations

"Moving ahead with a replacement instructor, a key aspect I'm very clear on is that they are going to be a professional who has extensive expertise in how to succeed to the peak performance of this game," she stated.

"I've been positioned as advanced as 23 and I believe I can get back to that level. I am not convinced my level has gone anywhere, I believe the consistency should improve.

"My aim is not merely to be placed fifty, forty, 30, 20 - we've been there. The goal is to be inside the top twenty."