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British Katie Boulter says she feels she has to "decide between my physical condition and my world standing" as the race continues for a spot in next January's Australian Open primary competition.

While the typical WTA Tour season is finished, there are still position points to be earned in Chile, neighboring countries, multiple sites and European destinations.

The women's entry list for the opening Grand Slam of the upcoming season will be based on the global standings of the December cutoff, which could cause a dilemma for athletes near the cut.

Injury Concerns

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

The athlete's current physical issue, and the situation she would need to win at least three matches in the French tournament to improve her ranking, means she may probably eventually not playing.

Contrasting Methods

In opposition, men's competitors are not experiencing the same dilemma, as for the first time the men's Australian Open participant roster will be created from present week's standings, which is the ATP's formal season-concluding ranking date.

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

Professional Adjustments

This period has been a challenging one for Boulter.

She won only fourteen Tour-level main-draw contests and lately split with trainer Biljana Veselinovic after a extended collaboration in which she secured several WTA titles.

"Biljana is an exceptional instructor, and an extremely excellent individual as well, which makes things very difficult," Boulter stated.

The search for a new trainer is actively progressing, seeking a professional who has top-tier background as Boulter continues to think she can be a top-20 competitor.

Future Goals

"Moving ahead with a replacement instructor, one thing I'm absolutely certain on is that they are going to be someone who has extensive expertise in how to succeed to the peak performance of this profession," she said.

"I've been ranked as high as twenty-three and I know I can return to that level. I don't believe my level has disappeared, I believe the steadiness should improve.

"My objective is not simply to be placed 50, forty, thirty, twenty - we've been there. The objective is to be within the top twenty."