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British Katie Boulter states she believes she has to "choose between my physical condition and my ranking" as the scramble persists for a place in January's Australian Open primary competition.

While the standard WTA Tour tournament schedule is over, there are still standing points to be won in Latin American countries, Argentina, various venues and international tournaments.

The women's entry list for the opening Grand Slam of the upcoming season will be calculated from the global standings of the December cutoff, which could create a difficult choice for competitors close to the qualification line.

Health Challenges

Former British leading competitor Boulter suffered an groin injury in her last tournament of the year in international locations last timeframe, and is now evaluating whether to play in the WTA 125 secondary tournament in French locations, the continental destination, in the opening days of December.

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

Varying Approaches

In comparison, male players are not confronting the identical predicament, as for the premier occasion the men's Australian Open participant roster will be drawn up from this week's standings, which is the ATP's standard year-end standing calculation.

The adjustment is aimed at discouraging players from seeking ranking points during what is fundamentally the rest interval.

Training Transitions

This year has been a challenging one for Boulter.

She achieved merely 14 elite major tournament matches and lately split with instructor Biljana Veselinovic after a three-year collaboration in which she secured multiple WTA titles.

"Biljana is an incredible instructor, and an extremely quality individual as well, which makes things particularly challenging," Boulter commented.

The search for a different trainer is actively progressing, searching for an individual who has high-level experience as Boulter maintains the belief she can be a elite-level player.

Future Goals

"Progressing with a replacement instructor, one thing I'm completely sure on is that they are going to be someone who has extensive experience in how to advance to the highest echelon of this profession," she stated.

"I've been positioned as advanced as twenty-three and I know I can get back to that position. I don't believe my standard has diminished, I think the steadiness must improve.

"My aim is not merely to be placed fifty, forty, 30, 20 - we've been there. The goal is to be within the elite group."