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British Katie Boulter admits she feels she has to "choose between my body and my ranking" as the race carries on for a place in next January's Australian Open main draw.

While the regular WTA Tour tournament schedule is over, there are still position points to be won in Chile, Argentina, various venues and international tournaments.

The female entry list for the initial Grand Slam of the forthcoming season will be calculated from the international positions of the December cutoff, which could cause a difficult choice for competitors near the qualification line.

Physical Setbacks

Ex- British top-ranked player Boulter experienced an abductor in her last tournament of the year in Asian venues last period, and is now weighing up whether to compete in the WTA 125 secondary tournament in French locations, France, in the opening days of December.

The athlete's current physical issue, and the situation she would need to achieve at least three matches in the European event to boost her standing, means she may likely end up not participating.

Different Systems

In opposition, male players are not confronting the identical dilemma, as for the initial instance the men's Australian Open participant roster will be drawn up from this week's rankings, which is the ATP's formal year-end standing calculation.

The change is aimed at discouraging athletes from seeking position points during what is fundamentally the rest interval.

Training Transitions

This season has been a difficult one for Boulter.

She won only fourteen professional main-draw contests and lately separated with coach Biljana Veselinovic after a extended partnership in which she captured three WTA victories.

"Biljana is an incredible coach, and an remarkably quality human as well, which creates situations particularly challenging," Boulter stated.

The search for a new trainer is actively progressing, searching for a professional who has elite expertise as Boulter maintains the belief she can be a elite-level player.

Future Goals

"Progressing with a different trainer, one thing I'm very clear on is that they are going to be a professional who has extensive expertise in how to succeed to the peak performance of this sport," she explained.

"I've been ranked as advanced as twenty-three and I know I can return to that position. I don't believe my standard has disappeared, I think the steadiness should improve.

"My goal is not simply to be ranked 50, 40, thirty, twenty - we've been there. The goal is to be within 20."