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Britain's Katie Boulter states she believes she has to "choose between my physical health and my ranking" as the competition persists for a position in the upcoming January Australian Open main draw.

While the standard WTA Tour tournament schedule is over, there are still position points to be won in South American nations, Argentina, multiple sites and European destinations.

The female competitor lineup for the initial Grand Slam of the forthcoming season will be calculated from the global standings of the December cutoff, which could create a difficult choice for players near the qualification line.

Injury Concerns

Previous British number one Boulter suffered an hip muscle in her last tournament of the year in international locations last timeframe, and is now considering whether to participate in the WTA 125 Challenger event in European venues, France, in the opening days of December.

The athlete's current physical issue, and the reality she would need to win at least multiple victories in the French tournament to enhance her ranking, means she may probably ultimately not competing.

Contrasting Methods

In comparison, men's competitors are not facing the identical situation, as for the first time the male Australian Open participant roster will be established from this week's rankings, which is the ATP's formal annual-final standing calculation.

The change is intended to preventing athletes from chasing ranking points during what is fundamentally the break period.

Professional Adjustments

This year has been a demanding one for Boulter.

She achieved merely 14 elite main-draw matches and lately split with coach Biljana Veselinovic after a extended partnership in which she secured multiple WTA championships.

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

The quest for a new coach is actively progressing, searching for a professional who has elite expertise as Boulter continues to think she can be a elite-level competitor.

Future Goals

"Moving ahead with a different trainer, a key aspect I'm absolutely certain on is that they are going to be a professional who has extensive experience in how to make it to the peak performance of this game," she said.

"I've been positioned as advanced as 23 and I believe I can get back there. I don't believe my performance has gone anywhere, I feel the reliability needs to enhance.

"My goal is not merely to be ranked fifty, 40, thirty, 20 - we've accomplished that. The aim is to be among the top twenty."