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

While the regular WTA Tour tournament schedule is over, there are still ranking points to be earned in South American nations, neighboring countries, multiple sites and international tournaments.

The women's entry list for the opening Grand Slam of the forthcoming season will be calculated from the global standings of early December, which could cause a dilemma for players approaching the selection threshold.

Physical Setbacks

Ex- British top-ranked player Boulter experienced an abductor in her final event of the year in international locations last period, and is now considering whether to compete in the WTA 125 secondary tournament in Angers, France, in the initial week of December.

The athlete's recent injury, and the situation she would need to win at least three matches in the French tournament to boost her standing, means she may likely ultimately not participating.

Different Systems

In contrast, men's competitors are not experiencing the identical dilemma, as for the first time the male Australian Open competitor lineup will be established from this week's standings, which is the ATP's standard annual-final position determination.

The modification is designed to preventing athletes from pursuing ranking points during what is essentially the break period.

Training Transitions

This year has been a challenging one for Boulter.

She secured just fourteen elite major tournament contests and currently split with instructor Biljana Veselinovic after a lengthy collaboration in which she won three WTA titles.

"Biljana is an exceptional trainer, and an exceptionally excellent person as well, which creates situations very difficult," Boulter stated.

The search for a replacement trainer is actively progressing, searching for a professional who has elite background as Boulter maintains the belief she can be a world-class player.

Future Goals

"Going forward with a different trainer, an important factor I'm very clear on is that they are going to be someone who has considerable expertise in how to advance to the highest echelon of this profession," she said.

"I've been positioned as elevated as 23 and I believe I can climb back to that position. I am not convinced my standard has diminished, I think the consistency must develop.

"My aim is not to be ranked 50, 40, 30, 20 - we've achieved that. The goal is to be within the elite group."