🔗 Share this article Physical Health or Ranking - Boulter's Melbourne Grand Slam Predicament Katie Boulter has slipped from 23rd position to 100th in the world rankings in 2025 Britain's Katie Boulter says she feels she has to "decide between my physical condition and my world standing" as the scramble carries on for a position in January's Australian Open main draw. While the standard WTA Tour tournament schedule is finished, there are still ranking points to be won in South American nations, Argentina, various venues and France. The female participant roster for the first Grand Slam of the upcoming season will be calculated from the international positions of 8 December, which could cause a challenging situation for competitors near the cut. Health Challenges Ex- British number one Boulter suffered an groin injury in her concluding competition of the year in Asian venues last month, and is now weighing up whether to play in the WTA 125 development competition in Angers, the continental destination, in the first week of December. Boulter's ongoing health concern, and the situation she would need to win at least several wins in the European event to improve her position, means she may well end up not participating. Contrasting Methods In opposition, male players are not experiencing the equivalent dilemma, as for the initial instance the male Australian Open competitor lineup will be created from present week's positions, which is the ATP's official season-concluding position determination. The modification is intended to preventing athletes from chasing ranking points during what is essentially the off-season. Professional Adjustments This season has been a difficult one for Boulter. She secured just fourteen elite main-draw games and lately parted ways with coach Biljana Veselinovic after a extended working relationship in which she secured several WTA titles. "Biljana is an incredible trainer, and an exceptionally excellent human as well, which creates situations extremely hard," Boulter commented. The search for a new coach is actively progressing, looking for someone who has high-level background as Boulter still believes she can be a elite-level athlete. Professional Aspirations "Moving ahead with a new coach, a key aspect I'm very clear on is that they are going to be a professional who has a lot of expertise in how to advance to the very top level of this profession," she explained. "I've been ranked as advanced as 23 and I believe I can get back to that level. I don't think my standard has diminished, I believe the steadiness needs to develop. "My goal is not to be placed 50, 40, 30, 20 - we've accomplished that. The goal is to be inside 20."