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British Katie Boulter says she feels she has to "choose between my physical health and my world standing" as the competition carries on for a spot in January's Australian Open main draw.

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

The women's participant roster for the first Grand Slam of the forthcoming season will be based on the world rankings of 8 December, which could cause a challenging situation for competitors near the cut.

Health Challenges

Ex- British leading competitor Boulter experienced an hip muscle in her concluding competition of the year in international locations last month, and is now weighing up whether to compete in the WTA 125 development competition in Angers, France, in the first week of December.

The athlete's recent injury, and the reality she would need to win at least multiple victories in Angers to boost her ranking, means she may probably ultimately not participating.

Varying Approaches

In opposition, male players are not experiencing the identical dilemma, as for the initial instance the men's Australian Open entry list will be drawn up from this week's rankings, which is the ATP's standard season-concluding position determination.

The change is intended to discouraging players from pursuing position points during what is fundamentally the rest interval.

Training Transitions

This period has been a challenging one for Boulter.

She won only fourteen Tour-level main-draw matches and currently split with instructor Biljana Veselinovic after a three-year partnership in which she captured several WTA titles.

"Biljana is an exceptional instructor, and an exceptionally excellent person as well, which produces circumstances particularly challenging," Boulter stated.

The search for a replacement instructor is currently ongoing, looking for a professional who has high-level experience as Boulter maintains the belief she can be a elite-level athlete.

Professional Aspirations

"Moving ahead with a replacement instructor, a key aspect I'm completely sure on is that they are going to be an individual who has a lot of knowledge in how to succeed to the very top level of this profession," she explained.

"I've been placed as high as twenty-three and I believe I can return to that position. I don't believe my standard has disappeared, I believe the steadiness should enhance.

"My goal is not merely to be positioned fifty, forty, 30, twenty - we've accomplished that. The goal is to be within the elite group."