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Britain's Katie Boulter admits she feels she has to "pick between my body and my world standing" as the competition carries on for a spot in the upcoming January Australian Open main draw.

While the regular WTA Tour competitive period is completed, there are still standing points to be won in Chile, neighboring countries, Ecuador and European destinations.

The female participant roster for the first Grand Slam of the forthcoming season will be calculated from the world rankings of early December, which could create a difficult choice for players close to the qualification line.

Injury Concerns

Ex- British top-ranked player Boulter experienced an abductor in her final event of the year in international locations last timeframe, and is now evaluating whether to compete in the WTA 125 Challenger event in French locations, the continental destination, in the initial week of December.

The athlete's ongoing health concern, and the reality she would need to win at least three matches in Angers to boost her ranking, means she may likely eventually not playing.

Varying Approaches

In comparison, men's competitors are not confronting the same dilemma, as for the first time the male Australian Open competitor lineup will be established from this week's standings, which is the ATP's formal season-concluding position determination.

The adjustment is aimed at discouraging athletes from chasing ranking points during what is fundamentally the off-season.

Coaching Changes

This year has been a demanding one for Boulter.

She won only 14 Tour-level main-draw matches and recently split with instructor Biljana Veselinovic after a lengthy collaboration in which she captured multiple WTA titles.

"Biljana is an outstanding trainer, and an extremely quality human as well, which produces circumstances particularly challenging," Boulter stated.

The pursuit for a new coach is actively progressing, looking for an individual who has high-level expertise as Boulter still believes she can be a elite-level competitor.

Professional Aspirations

"Moving ahead with a new coach, one thing I'm absolutely certain on is that they are going to be someone who has a lot of knowledge in how to succeed to the highest echelon of this game," she explained.

"I've been positioned as advanced as twenty-three and I believe I can get back to that level. I am not convinced my standard has gone anywhere, I believe the steadiness should enhance.

"My goal is not merely to be positioned 50, forty, 30, 20 - we've achieved that. The objective is to be among the elite group."