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British Katie Boulter states she believes she has to "decide between my body and my professional position" as the competition carries on for a spot in January's Australian Open main event.

While the typical WTA Tour tournament schedule is over, there are still standing points to be won in Latin American countries, Argentina, Ecuador and France.

The female competitor lineup for the initial Grand Slam of the upcoming season will be calculated from the global standings of 8 December, which could cause a difficult choice for competitors close to the cut.

Physical Setbacks

Previous British top-ranked player Boulter experienced an abductor in her concluding competition of the year in Asian venues last month, and is now evaluating whether to compete in the WTA 125 secondary tournament in Angers, the European nation, in the first week of December.

The athlete's ongoing health concern, and the fact she would need to secure at least multiple victories in Angers to improve her ranking, means she may likely ultimately not competing.

Different Systems

In contrast, male players are not facing the equivalent predicament, as for the initial instance the male Australian Open competitor lineup will be established from this week's standings, which is the ATP's standard season-concluding ranking date.

The modification is designed to discouraging players from seeking position points during what is fundamentally the break period.

Training Transitions

This season has been a difficult one for Boulter.

She achieved merely fourteen Tour-level major tournament contests and currently parted ways with coach Biljana Veselinovic after a extended collaboration in which she won three WTA titles.

"Biljana is an exceptional instructor, and an exceptionally good person as well, which makes things extremely hard," Boulter commented.

The pursuit for a different trainer is well under way, seeking an individual who has high-level background as Boulter still believes she can be a world-class competitor.

Career Objectives

"Moving ahead with a replacement instructor, one thing I'm absolutely certain on is that they are going to be an individual who has extensive knowledge in how to advance to the highest echelon of this game," she said.

"I've been ranked as high as twenty-three and I know I can get back there. I don't believe my level has diminished, I think the steadiness needs to develop.

"My aim is not to be placed 50, forty, 30, 20 - we've achieved that. The objective is to be among 20."