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British Katie Boulter states she believes she has to "choose between my physical health and my ranking" as the race carries on for a position in next January's Australian Open main event.

While the regular WTA Tour season is over, there are still position points to be gained in Latin American countries, neighboring countries, multiple sites and European destinations.

The female participant roster for the initial Grand Slam of the forthcoming season will be determined by the global standings of the December cutoff, which could cause a challenging situation for players close to the qualification line.

Physical Setbacks

Previous British leading competitor Boulter experienced an abductor in her last tournament of the year in international locations last period, and is now evaluating whether to participate in the WTA 125 secondary tournament in European venues, the European nation, in the first week of December.

Boulter's current physical issue, and the situation she would need to achieve at least multiple victories in the French tournament to boost her standing, means she may likely end up not playing.

Contrasting Methods

In contrast, male athletes are not experiencing the same dilemma, as for the first time the male Australian Open participant roster will be drawn up from present week's rankings, which is the ATP's formal year-end standing calculation.

The modification is aimed at preventing competitors from pursuing position points during what is basically the break period.

Training Transitions

This period has been a demanding one for Boulter.

She achieved merely fourteen professional major tournament contests and recently parted ways with instructor Biljana Veselinovic after a lengthy working relationship in which she won multiple WTA championships.

"Biljana is an incredible instructor, and an remarkably excellent person as well, which produces circumstances extremely hard," Boulter said.

The quest for a new trainer is actively progressing, searching for a professional who has high-level background as Boulter maintains the belief she can be a top-20 competitor.

Future Goals

"Going forward with a different trainer, an important factor I'm completely sure 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 sport," she explained.

"I've been positioned as high as twenty-three and I believe I can get back to that level. I am not convinced my level has gone anywhere, I feel the consistency should improve.

"My goal is not merely to be positioned fifty, 40, thirty, 20 - we've accomplished that. The objective is to be inside the top twenty."