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Britain's Katie Boulter says she feels she has to "decide between my physical health 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 season is completed, there are still position points to be earned in Chile, neighboring countries, multiple sites and European destinations.

The female competitor lineup for the opening Grand Slam of the upcoming season will be based on the global standings of 8 December, which could present a dilemma for athletes near the cut.

Physical Setbacks

Previous British number one Boulter experienced an groin injury in her last tournament of the year in Asian venues last timeframe, and is now considering whether to participate in the WTA 125 secondary tournament in French locations, the European nation, in the first week of December.

The athlete's current physical issue, and the situation she would need to win at least multiple victories in Angers to enhance her standing, means she may likely end up not playing.

Varying Approaches

In comparison, men's competitors are not experiencing the identical predicament, as for the initial instance the men's Australian Open entry list will be created from present week's rankings, which is the ATP's standard season-concluding ranking date.

The change is intended to discouraging competitors from seeking position points during what is basically the rest interval.

Training Transitions

This period has been a difficult one for Boulter.

She achieved merely fourteen elite primary competition games and currently parted ways with coach Biljana Veselinovic after a lengthy partnership in which she captured multiple WTA victories.

"Biljana is an outstanding coach, and an remarkably excellent person as well, which makes things extremely hard," Boulter commented.

The search for a different coach is actively progressing, seeking someone who has top-tier experience as Boulter still believes she can be a top-20 competitor.

Career Objectives

"Moving ahead with a replacement instructor, one thing I'm completely sure on is that they are going to be someone who has a lot of experience in how to make it to the peak performance of this profession," she explained.

"I've been placed as advanced as 23 and I know I can get back to that position. I don't believe my standard has gone anywhere, I believe the steadiness must improve.

"My aim is not simply to be positioned 50, forty, 30, twenty - we've been there. The aim is to be among the top twenty."