🔗 Share this article Body versus World Standing - Katie Boulter's Melbourne Grand Slam Predicament Katie Boulter has slipped from 23rd place to 100th position in the global standings in the current season Britain's Katie Boulter admits she feels she has to "pick between my body and my world standing" as the race continues for a place in the upcoming January Australian Open primary competition. While the standard WTA Tour competitive period is completed, there are still position points to be earned in Chile, Argentina, various venues and international tournaments. The female participant roster for the initial Grand Slam of the forthcoming season will be calculated from the world rankings of 8 December, which could cause a difficult choice for competitors close to the cut. Physical Setbacks Former British number one Boulter tore 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 secondary tournament in European venues, the continental destination, in the opening days of December. The athlete's current physical issue, and the fact she would need to win at least three matches in the French tournament to improve her ranking, means she may well ultimately not playing. Varying Approaches In comparison, male athletes are not confronting the equivalent dilemma, as for the premier occasion the men's Australian Open entry list will be drawn up from this week's rankings, which is the ATP's formal annual-final standing calculation. The adjustment is designed to preventing players from pursuing ranking points during what is basically the off-season. Coaching Changes This season has been a challenging one for Boulter. She achieved merely 14 elite major tournament games and currently parted ways with instructor Biljana Veselinovic after a three-year partnership in which she won several WTA titles. "Biljana is an incredible coach, and an remarkably excellent person as well, which produces circumstances particularly challenging," Boulter commented. The quest for a new instructor is actively progressing, looking for an individual who has top-tier expertise as Boulter maintains the belief she can be a elite-level competitor. Future Goals "Moving ahead with a new coach, an important factor I'm absolutely certain on is that they are going to be an individual who has considerable knowledge in how to advance to the highest echelon of this profession," she stated. "I've been placed as high as 23 and I believe I can return there. I am not convinced my standard has diminished, I believe the reliability should develop. "My aim is not merely to be placed 50, 40, thirty, 20 - we've been there. The objective is to be among the top twenty."