🔗 Share this article Physical Health versus Ranking - Katie Boulter's Melbourne Grand Slam Predicament Katie Boulter has slipped from 23rd to 100th position in the global standings in 2025 Britain's Katie Boulter says she feels she has to "decide between my body and my world standing" as the race persists for a place in next January's Australian Open primary competition. While the standard WTA Tour tournament schedule is finished, there are still position points to be earned in South American nations, regional locations, various venues and international tournaments. The women's entry list for the first Grand Slam of the upcoming season will be calculated from the global standings of 8 December, which could present a dilemma for competitors close to the selection threshold. Injury Concerns Ex- British leading competitor Boulter suffered an abductor in her final event of the year in international locations last timeframe, and is now weighing up whether to compete in the WTA 125 Challenger event in Angers, France, in the first week of December. The athlete's ongoing health concern, and the situation she would need to win at least multiple victories in Angers to enhance her position, means she may well eventually not participating. Varying Approaches In comparison, male players are not confronting the same dilemma, as for the premier occasion the male Australian Open participant roster will be created from this week's standings, which is the ATP's formal season-concluding standing calculation. The adjustment is intended to preventing athletes from seeking standing points during what is essentially the rest interval. Professional Adjustments This year has been a challenging one for Boulter. She won only 14 professional major tournament matches and lately parted ways with instructor Biljana Veselinovic after a extended working relationship in which she captured several WTA titles. "Biljana is an incredible instructor, and an remarkably quality person as well, which makes things very difficult," Boulter commented. The search for a different trainer is well under way, looking for an individual who has high-level experience as Boulter maintains the belief she can be a world-class competitor. Professional Aspirations "Progressing with a different trainer, an important factor I'm absolutely certain on is that they are going to be a professional who has extensive expertise in how to advance to the very top level of this profession," she stated. "I've been placed as high as twenty-three and I know I can get back to that level. I am not convinced my performance has diminished, I feel the reliability must develop. "My goal is not simply to be positioned 50, forty, 30, twenty - we've achieved that. The goal is to be among the top twenty."