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British Katie Boulter admits she feels she has to "decide between my physical health and my ranking" as the scramble continues for a position in next January's Australian Open main draw.

While the typical WTA Tour competitive period is completed, there are still ranking points to be won in Latin American countries, neighboring countries, Ecuador and France.

The women's participant roster for the first Grand Slam of the forthcoming season will be determined by the international positions of 8 December, which could cause a difficult choice for competitors approaching the qualification line.

Injury Concerns

Former British top-ranked player Boulter suffered an hip muscle in her concluding competition of the year in Hong Kong last period, and is now considering whether to participate 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 situation she would need to win at least several wins in the European event to boost her position, means she may likely end up not playing.

Different Systems

In contrast, men's competitors are not experiencing the equivalent situation, as for the premier occasion the men's Australian Open entry list will be created from present week's standings, which is the ATP's official annual-final position determination.

The modification is intended to discouraging players from pursuing ranking points during what is fundamentally the break period.

Professional Adjustments

This year has been a difficult one for Boulter.

She won only 14 Tour-level main-draw matches and lately parted ways with coach Biljana Veselinovic after a three-year collaboration in which she won several WTA titles.

"Biljana is an outstanding trainer, and an extremely good individual as well, which makes things extremely hard," Boulter stated.

The pursuit for a different coach is actively progressing, looking for someone who has top-tier expertise as Boulter continues to think she can be a elite-level player.

Career Objectives

"Progressing with a different trainer, an important factor I'm absolutely certain on is that they are going to be a professional who has a lot of expertise in how to advance to the highest echelon of this profession," she explained.

"I've been ranked as elevated as twenty-three and I believe I can climb back to that position. I don't think my level has diminished, I believe the consistency should develop.

"My aim is not to be ranked fifty, 40, 30, twenty - we've achieved that. The goal is to be among 20."