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Britain's Katie Boulter states she believes she has to "decide between my physical health and my world standing" as the race continues for a spot in next January's Australian Open main event.

While the typical WTA Tour competitive period is over, there are still standing points to be gained in Chile, regional locations, multiple sites and international tournaments.

The female competitor lineup for the initial Grand Slam of the forthcoming season will be calculated from the global standings of the December cutoff, which could cause a difficult choice for players near the cut.

Injury Concerns

Ex- British leading competitor Boulter suffered an groin injury in her last tournament of the year in international locations last period, and is now evaluating whether to participate in the WTA 125 Challenger event in French locations, the continental destination, in the opening days of December.

The athlete's current physical issue, and the situation she would need to secure at least three matches in the European event to boost her position, means she may probably ultimately not playing.

Different Systems

In comparison, men's competitors are not confronting the identical situation, as for the first time the male Australian Open entry list will be created from current week's standings, which is the ATP's standard annual-final standing calculation.

The change is designed to deterring athletes from seeking position points during what is essentially the rest interval.

Training Transitions

This period has been a difficult one for Boulter.

She won only 14 elite main-draw games and lately separated with instructor Biljana Veselinovic after a extended collaboration in which she captured three WTA victories.

"Biljana is an outstanding instructor, and an extremely quality person as well, which creates situations very difficult," Boulter stated.

The quest for a replacement instructor is well under way, seeking someone who has high-level experience as Boulter continues to think she can be a world-class player.

Career Objectives

"Progressing with a different trainer, an important factor I'm very clear on is that they are going to be an individual who has extensive experience in how to make it to the peak performance of this sport," she said.

"I've been positioned as advanced as twenty-three and I am confident I can return to that position. I don't think my standard has disappeared, I think the steadiness should enhance.

"My goal is not simply to be positioned fifty, 40, 30, 20 - we've achieved that. The objective is to be inside 20."