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British Katie Boulter states she believes she has to "choose between my physical health and my world standing" as the scramble persists for a place in the upcoming January Australian Open main draw.

While the standard WTA Tour season is over, there are still position points to be gained in Chile, Argentina, multiple sites and international tournaments.

The female competitor lineup for the initial Grand Slam of the upcoming season will be based on the international positions of early December, which could cause a dilemma for competitors near the selection threshold.

Physical Setbacks

Former British number one Boulter suffered an groin injury in her last tournament of the year in Hong Kong last timeframe, and is now weighing up whether to participate in the WTA 125 Challenger event in French locations, the European nation, in the opening days of December.

Boulter's current physical issue, and the fact she would need to achieve at least several wins in Angers to improve her standing, means she may likely ultimately not competing.

Varying Approaches

In contrast, men's competitors are not confronting the identical dilemma, as for the premier occasion the male Australian Open participant roster will be established from current week's rankings, which is the ATP's standard season-concluding ranking date.

The adjustment is designed to discouraging athletes from seeking position points during what is basically the break period.

Training Transitions

This period has been a challenging one for Boulter.

She achieved merely 14 Tour-level primary competition games and currently parted ways with coach Biljana Veselinovic after a extended working relationship in which she captured three WTA titles.

"Biljana is an exceptional instructor, and an extremely quality person as well, which creates situations very difficult," Boulter commented.

The search for a replacement instructor is actively progressing, seeking an individual who has elite background as Boulter still believes she can be a elite-level athlete.

Career Objectives

"Moving ahead with a replacement instructor, a key aspect I'm very clear on is that they are going to be someone who has extensive knowledge in how to advance to the peak performance of this sport," she stated.

"I've been ranked as elevated as twenty-three and I am confident I can climb back there. I don't believe my standard has gone anywhere, I feel the reliability must enhance.

"My aim is not simply to be placed 50, forty, 30, twenty - we've been there. The objective is to be among 20."