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British Katie Boulter says she feels she has to "choose between my physical condition and my ranking" as the race continues for a spot in next January's Australian Open main draw.

While the standard WTA Tour tournament schedule is completed, there are still ranking points to be earned in South American nations, neighboring countries, various venues and international tournaments.

The women's participant roster for the first Grand Slam of the forthcoming season will be determined by the world rankings of early December, which could present a dilemma for players close to the cut.

Injury Concerns

Ex- British leading competitor Boulter tore an groin injury in her final event of the year in Hong Kong last timeframe, and is now weighing up whether to participate in the WTA 125 secondary tournament in French locations, the European nation, in the initial week of December.

Boulter's current physical issue, and the fact she would need to achieve at least three matches in Angers to enhance her standing, means she may likely end up not participating.

Varying Approaches

In opposition, men's competitors are not experiencing the same dilemma, as for the premier occasion the men's Australian Open participant roster will be established from current week's standings, which is the ATP's official annual-final standing calculation.

The change is aimed at deterring athletes from pursuing position points during what is essentially the break period.

Training Transitions

This period has been a difficult one for Boulter.

She secured just fourteen elite major tournament games and recently separated with coach Biljana Veselinovic after a three-year collaboration in which she captured multiple WTA championships.

"Biljana is an outstanding instructor, and an remarkably excellent person as well, which creates situations extremely hard," Boulter said.

The quest for a new instructor is well under way, seeking a professional who has elite experience as Boulter still believes she can be a world-class player.

Professional Aspirations

"Progressing with a replacement instructor, one thing I'm very clear on is that they are going to be an individual who has extensive knowledge in how to advance to the peak performance of this game," she stated.

"I've been placed as high as twenty-three and I am confident I can get back to that level. I am not convinced my performance has diminished, I feel the reliability needs to develop.

"My goal is not to be positioned fifty, forty, thirty, twenty - we've accomplished that. The goal is to be among the elite group."