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British Katie Boulter states she believes she has to "pick between my physical condition and my professional position" as the race carries on for a position in January's Australian Open main draw.

While the regular WTA Tour tournament schedule is finished, there are still standing points to be won in Latin American countries, Argentina, multiple sites and European destinations.

The female participant roster for the opening Grand Slam of the upcoming season will be calculated from the international positions of early December, which could cause a dilemma for players near the cut.

Health Challenges

Ex- British top-ranked player Boulter suffered an hip muscle in her concluding competition of the year in international locations last timeframe, and is now weighing up whether to play in the WTA 125 secondary tournament in Angers, France, in the opening days of December.

Boulter's recent injury, and the situation she would need to win at least three matches in the European event to boost her position, means she may probably ultimately not participating.

Contrasting Methods

In comparison, men's competitors are not confronting the identical dilemma, as for the first time the men's Australian Open participant roster will be established from current week's positions, which is the ATP's official annual-final standing calculation.

The adjustment is designed to discouraging athletes from seeking standing points during what is basically the off-season.

Professional Adjustments

This year has been a challenging one for Boulter.

She won only 14 Tour-level major tournament games and currently split with instructor Biljana Veselinovic after a lengthy working relationship in which she secured three WTA titles.

"Biljana is an outstanding trainer, and an exceptionally quality person as well, which produces circumstances extremely hard," Boulter stated.

The pursuit for a replacement trainer is well under way, searching for someone who has high-level background as Boulter still believes she can be a world-class athlete.

Future Goals

"Moving ahead with a new coach, a key aspect I'm very clear on is that they are going to be an individual who has a lot of knowledge in how to advance to the highest echelon of this sport," she explained.

"I've been ranked as elevated as twenty-three and I know I can get back to that level. I don't believe my standard has diminished, I think the steadiness must develop.

"My goal is not simply to be placed 50, forty, 30, twenty - we've accomplished that. The goal is to be inside 20."