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Britain's Katie Boulter states she believes she has to "choose between my physical health and my professional position" as the competition continues for a spot in January's Australian Open main draw.

While the typical WTA Tour competitive period is completed, there are still ranking points to be gained in Chile, Argentina, Ecuador and European destinations.

The women's entry list for the initial Grand Slam of the forthcoming season will be calculated from the global standings of the December cutoff, which could cause a dilemma for athletes approaching the qualification line.

Physical Setbacks

Former British leading competitor Boulter tore an abductor in her concluding competition of the year in Asian venues last month, and is now evaluating whether to play in the WTA 125 development competition in French locations, France, in the initial week of December.

Boulter's current physical issue, and the situation she would need to secure at least three matches in the French tournament to improve her position, means she may well end up not playing.

Different Systems

In comparison, male players are not confronting the equivalent situation, as for the first time the men's Australian Open competitor lineup will be created from present week's standings, which is the ATP's formal season-concluding position determination.

The modification is designed to discouraging competitors from pursuing ranking points during what is basically the rest interval.

Training Transitions

This year has been a difficult one for Boulter.

She achieved merely 14 professional main-draw games and currently parted ways with coach Biljana Veselinovic after a extended partnership in which she secured several WTA victories.

"Biljana is an incredible instructor, and an extremely good individual as well, which produces circumstances particularly challenging," Boulter said.

The search for a replacement instructor is currently ongoing, searching for an individual who has high-level expertise as Boulter continues to think she can be a world-class athlete.

Professional Aspirations

"Moving ahead with a replacement instructor, an important factor I'm very clear on is that they are going to be an individual who has a lot of experience in how to succeed to the highest echelon of this profession," she stated.

"I've been placed as advanced as twenty-three and I believe I can get back to that position. I don't think my performance has disappeared, I think the consistency should develop.

"My goal is not to be ranked 50, 40, 30, 20 - we've been there. The goal is to be inside the elite group."