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British Katie Boulter admits she feels she has to "pick between my physical health and my ranking" as the scramble carries on for a spot in the upcoming January Australian Open primary competition.

While the typical WTA Tour season is finished, there are still ranking points to be won in Chile, regional locations, multiple sites and international tournaments.

The women's participant roster for the first Grand Slam of the forthcoming season will be determined by the global standings of 8 December, which could create a challenging situation for athletes near the selection threshold.

Injury Concerns

Previous British number one Boulter suffered an abductor in her concluding competition of the year in Asian venues last period, and is now evaluating whether to play in the WTA 125 Challenger event in European venues, the European nation, in the opening days of December.

The athlete's ongoing health concern, and the reality she would need to secure at least multiple victories in the French tournament to improve her position, means she may well eventually not competing.

Contrasting Methods

In opposition, men's competitors are not confronting the identical dilemma, as for the first time the male Australian Open competitor lineup will be drawn up from this week's positions, which is the ATP's standard year-end ranking date.

The modification is aimed at preventing athletes from chasing position points during what is fundamentally the rest interval.

Training Transitions

This period has been a difficult one for Boulter.

She won only 14 elite major tournament games and currently parted ways with trainer Biljana Veselinovic after a lengthy working relationship in which she won several WTA victories.

"Biljana is an incredible trainer, and an remarkably excellent individual as well, which makes things extremely hard," Boulter said.

The quest for a replacement instructor is currently ongoing, searching for a professional who has elite expertise as Boulter continues to think she can be a world-class competitor.

Career Objectives

"Progressing with a different trainer, an important factor I'm very clear on is that they are going to be a professional who has extensive expertise 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 return to that level. I am not convinced my level has disappeared, I think the consistency should improve.

"My goal is not simply to be positioned fifty, 40, 30, 20 - we've been there. The goal is to be among the top twenty."