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Body versus Ranking - Boulter's Melbourne Grand Slam Predicament
Britain's Katie Boulter admits she feels she has to "choose between my body and my ranking" as the scramble persists for a spot in next January's Australian Open main event.
While the typical WTA Tour season is completed, there are still ranking points to be gained in South American nations, Argentina, various venues and international tournaments.
The female participant roster for the initial Grand Slam of the upcoming season will be calculated from the international positions of 8 December, which could cause a challenging situation for players close to the selection threshold.
Physical Setbacks
Previous British number one Boulter suffered an hip muscle in her concluding competition of the year in Asian venues last timeframe, and is now weighing up whether to play in the WTA 125 secondary tournament in European venues, France, in the opening days of December.
The athlete's current physical issue, and the reality she would need to secure at least multiple victories in the French tournament to boost her ranking, means she may well ultimately not participating.
Varying Approaches
In comparison, men's competitors are not experiencing the equivalent dilemma, as for the premier occasion the men's Australian Open competitor lineup will be established from this week's positions, which is the ATP's official year-end standing calculation.
The modification is aimed at discouraging players from seeking ranking points during what is fundamentally the rest interval.
Training Transitions
This season has been a demanding one for Boulter.
She achieved merely 14 elite main-draw matches and lately split with instructor Biljana Veselinovic after a lengthy collaboration in which she won multiple WTA championships.
"Biljana is an exceptional coach, and an remarkably excellent person as well, which creates situations very difficult," Boulter commented.
The quest for a new instructor is well under way, looking for an individual who has high-level expertise as Boulter maintains the belief she can be a elite-level player.
Career Objectives
"Going forward with a replacement instructor, one thing I'm absolutely certain on is that they are going to be an individual who has a lot of experience in how to make it to the very top level of this sport," she said.
"I've been positioned as advanced as 23 and I am confident I can get back to that position. I don't think my level has disappeared, I feel the consistency should enhance.
"My aim is not merely to be positioned 50, 40, thirty, twenty - we've been there. The goal is to be within 20."
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