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Britain's Katie Boulter states she believes she has to "pick between my physical health and my world standing" as the race carries on for a spot in the upcoming January Australian Open primary competition.

While the typical WTA Tour tournament schedule is completed, there are still ranking points to be gained in Chile, regional locations, Ecuador and European destinations.

The women's competitor lineup for the first Grand Slam of the upcoming season will be calculated from the world rankings of 8 December, which could cause a dilemma for athletes near the qualification line.

Physical Setbacks

Ex- British number one Boulter experienced an hip muscle in her concluding competition of the year in international locations last period, and is now weighing up whether to participate in the WTA 125 development competition in European venues, France, in the initial week of December.

Boulter's recent injury, and the reality she would need to secure at least multiple victories in the French tournament to enhance her ranking, means she may likely eventually not participating.

Contrasting Methods

In contrast, male athletes are not confronting the same dilemma, as for the premier occasion the male Australian Open entry list will be created from current week's standings, which is the ATP's formal annual-final position determination.

The adjustment is designed to preventing competitors from pursuing standing points during what is essentially the rest interval.

Professional Adjustments

This period has been a challenging one for Boulter.

She won only 14 Tour-level major tournament contests and recently split with trainer Biljana Veselinovic after a extended working relationship in which she secured three WTA championships.

"Biljana is an outstanding coach, and an exceptionally excellent human as well, which produces circumstances extremely hard," Boulter stated.

The quest for a new coach is actively progressing, seeking a professional who has top-tier experience as Boulter continues to think she can be a world-class player.

Future Goals

"Progressing with a replacement instructor, one thing I'm very clear on is that they are going to be an individual who has considerable expertise in how to advance to the highest echelon of this profession," she stated.

"I've been placed as high as 23 and I know I can get back there. I am not convinced my level has gone anywhere, I think the reliability should enhance.

"My objective is not to be placed 50, forty, thirty, twenty - we've achieved that. The objective is to be within 20."