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Britain's Katie Boulter states she believes she has to "choose between my physical condition and my world standing" as the race carries on for a place in next January's Australian Open main event.

While the standard WTA Tour tournament schedule is completed, there are still position points to be gained in Latin American countries, Argentina, various venues and European destinations.

The women's competitor lineup for the first Grand Slam of the forthcoming season will be determined by the international positions of early December, which could present a challenging situation for competitors near the selection threshold.

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 considering whether to participate in the WTA 125 secondary tournament in Angers, France, in the first week of December.

Boulter's current physical issue, and the fact she would need to secure at least multiple victories in the European event to boost her position, means she may likely end up not participating.

Contrasting Methods

In contrast, male athletes are not confronting the identical situation, as for the initial instance the male Australian Open competitor lineup will be established from this week's rankings, which is the ATP's official season-concluding position determination.

The change is designed to preventing players from chasing ranking points during what is essentially the off-season.

Coaching Changes

This year has been a challenging one for Boulter.

She achieved merely 14 professional main-draw matches and lately parted ways with trainer Biljana Veselinovic after a extended collaboration in which she secured multiple WTA titles.

"Biljana is an incredible instructor, and an exceptionally quality human as well, which creates situations very difficult," Boulter said.

The quest for a different trainer is well under way, looking for a professional who has top-tier expertise as Boulter maintains the belief she can be a top-20 competitor.

Future Goals

"Progressing with a replacement instructor, a key aspect I'm absolutely certain on is that they are going to be someone who has extensive knowledge in how to advance to the highest echelon of this sport," she explained.

"I've been positioned as high as twenty-three and I believe I can climb back to that position. I am not convinced my standard has gone anywhere, I feel the reliability needs to enhance.

"My aim is not merely to be placed fifty, forty, 30, twenty - we've been there. The goal is to be inside the elite group."