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British Katie Boulter admits she feels she has to "pick between my physical condition and my world standing" as the competition persists for a spot in the upcoming January Australian Open primary competition.

While the standard WTA Tour tournament schedule is finished, there are still ranking points to be won in Latin American countries, neighboring countries, Ecuador and international tournaments.

The female entry list for the opening Grand Slam of the forthcoming season will be based on the global standings of 8 December, which could create a difficult choice for players close to the selection threshold.

Physical Setbacks

Ex- British leading competitor Boulter experienced an groin injury in her concluding competition of the year in Asian venues last month, and is now evaluating whether to compete in the WTA 125 development competition in French locations, the continental destination, in the opening days of December.

The athlete's recent injury, and the reality she would need to win at least multiple victories in the French tournament to boost her standing, means she may well eventually not playing.

Different Systems

In opposition, men's competitors are not experiencing the equivalent predicament, as for the initial instance the male Australian Open participant roster will be created from this week's standings, which is the ATP's official season-concluding position determination.

The adjustment is intended to preventing players from chasing standing points during what is basically the break period.

Coaching Changes

This year has been a challenging one for Boulter.

She achieved merely 14 professional main-draw matches and lately split with instructor Biljana Veselinovic after a three-year partnership in which she captured three WTA championships.

"Biljana is an incredible trainer, and an exceptionally excellent individual as well, which produces circumstances particularly challenging," Boulter said.

The pursuit for a new coach is well under way, searching for someone who has high-level expertise as Boulter continues to think she can be a top-20 player.

Career Objectives

"Moving ahead with a new coach, one thing I'm absolutely certain on is that they are going to be an individual who has considerable knowledge in how to succeed to the very top level of this sport," she said.

"I've been ranked as elevated as 23 and I am confident I can climb back to that position. I don't think my performance has disappeared, I feel the consistency must improve.

"My aim is not simply to be positioned 50, 40, thirty, twenty - we've accomplished that. The objective is to be within the elite group."