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Britain's Katie Boulter admits she feels she has to "pick between my physical condition and my ranking" as the scramble carries on for a place in the upcoming January Australian Open main event.

While the regular WTA Tour tournament schedule is completed, there are still position points to be earned in South American nations, neighboring countries, various venues and European destinations.

The female participant roster for the initial Grand Slam of the forthcoming season will be determined by the international positions of the December cutoff, which could create a difficult choice for players close to the qualification line.

Physical Setbacks

Previous British top-ranked player Boulter experienced an groin injury in her concluding competition of the year in Asian venues last timeframe, and is now considering whether to compete in the WTA 125 Challenger event in European venues, the European nation, in the initial week of December.

The athlete's ongoing health concern, and the reality she would need to secure at least several wins in the French tournament to improve her position, means she may probably ultimately not competing.

Varying Approaches

In contrast, male players are not facing the equivalent predicament, as for the premier occasion the male Australian Open entry list will be drawn up from this week's positions, which is the ATP's standard year-end standing calculation.

The modification is designed to discouraging competitors from pursuing ranking points during what is basically the off-season.

Training Transitions

This season has been a demanding one for Boulter.

She won only 14 elite primary competition games and recently split with coach Biljana Veselinovic after a lengthy collaboration in which she captured multiple WTA titles.

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

The search for a different coach is currently ongoing, searching for an individual who has top-tier expertise as Boulter continues to think she can be a elite-level competitor.

Future Goals

"Moving ahead with a new coach, an important factor I'm completely sure on is that they are going to be someone who has considerable expertise in how to succeed to the peak performance of this sport," she said.

"I've been ranked as advanced as 23 and I believe I can climb back to that position. I am not convinced my standard has disappeared, I feel the consistency should enhance.

"My objective is not simply to be placed fifty, forty, thirty, twenty - we've achieved that. The aim is to be inside the elite group."