Former British primary Katie Boulter has missed out on a spot in the principle draw for the Australian Open.

There are 104 gamers who’ve acquired direct entry into the Melbourne draw, together with these with protected rankings, with Boulter presently ranked 106.

The 29-year-old will now must undergo qualifying at Melbourne Park in January for the primary Grand Slam of 2026.

Boulter had the chance to earn further rating factors within the WTA 125 challenger occasion in France final week however opted to not play after sustaining a hip harm in Hong Kong in October.

She instructed BBC Sport in November that she needed to “select between my physique and my rating” when weighing up whether or not to play to enhance her rating.

“If there are tournaments there, it offers you a chance since you need to make the principle draw of Australia,” she stated on the time.

“I feel I do know my very own proper selection, nevertheless it’s tough as a result of it signifies that everybody else goes to be taking part in and passing me.”

Boulter has received simply 14 Tour-level main-draw matches this yr and just lately cut up with coach Biljana Veselinovic after a three-year partnership during which she received three WTA titles.

Emma Raducanu, Sonay Kartal and Francesca Jones all acquired direct entry into the principle draw – together with Jack Draper, Cameron Norrie and Jacob Fearnley.