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Britain's Katie Boulter states she believes she has to "decide between my body and my ranking" as the race persists for a place in the upcoming January Australian Open main draw.

While the standard WTA Tour tournament schedule is completed, there are still position points to be earned in South American nations, regional locations, multiple sites and France.

The female competitor lineup for the opening Grand Slam of the forthcoming season will be determined by the world rankings of 8 December, which could cause a difficult choice for athletes near the qualification line.

Injury Concerns

Previous British leading competitor Boulter suffered an abductor in her concluding competition of the year in international locations last period, and is now considering whether to compete in the WTA 125 Challenger event in European venues, the continental destination, in the first week of December.

The athlete's ongoing health concern, and the situation she would need to win at least three matches in the French tournament to enhance her ranking, means she may likely ultimately not participating.

Contrasting Methods

In opposition, male players are not experiencing the equivalent predicament, as for the premier occasion the men's Australian Open competitor lineup will be drawn up from present week's positions, which is the ATP's formal year-end ranking date.

The modification is aimed at deterring players from chasing ranking points during what is basically the rest interval.

Training Transitions

This period has been a demanding one for Boulter.

She secured just fourteen professional primary competition contests and lately parted ways with trainer Biljana Veselinovic after a lengthy partnership in which she captured multiple WTA championships.

"Biljana is an outstanding trainer, and an extremely excellent person as well, which makes things extremely hard," Boulter said.

The pursuit for a different trainer is actively progressing, looking for an individual who has elite expertise as Boulter continues to think she can be a world-class competitor.

Career Objectives

"Progressing with a different trainer, a key aspect I'm absolutely certain on is that they are going to be an individual who has a lot of experience in how to make it to the highest echelon of this game," she stated.

"I've been positioned as high as twenty-three and I believe I can get back there. I am not convinced my level has diminished, I believe the steadiness needs to develop.

"My aim is not simply to be placed fifty, 40, thirty, twenty - we've accomplished that. The goal is to be inside the top twenty."