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Britain's Katie Boulter admits she feels she has to "decide between my body and my professional position" as the competition carries on for a place in the upcoming January Australian Open main event.

While the standard WTA Tour season is finished, there are still standing points to be earned in Latin American countries, neighboring countries, various venues and international tournaments.

The women's competitor lineup for the first Grand Slam of the forthcoming season will be based on the world rankings of early December, which could create a challenging situation for athletes approaching the qualification line.

Physical Setbacks

Previous British top-ranked player Boulter experienced an groin injury in her concluding competition of the year in international locations last period, and is now weighing up whether to participate in the WTA 125 Challenger event in European venues, France, in the initial week of December.

Boulter's ongoing health concern, and the situation she would need to secure at least multiple victories in the French tournament to enhance her standing, means she may well eventually not playing.

Varying Approaches

In comparison, men's competitors are not confronting the same situation, as for the first time the men's Australian Open competitor lineup will be drawn up from current week's rankings, which is the ATP's standard season-concluding ranking date.

The change is designed to discouraging athletes from seeking standing points during what is basically the rest interval.

Coaching Changes

This year has been a challenging one for Boulter.

She achieved merely fourteen professional primary competition games and recently split with coach Biljana Veselinovic after a extended partnership in which she secured several WTA victories.

"Biljana is an exceptional coach, and an exceptionally excellent human as well, which creates situations particularly challenging," Boulter commented.

The search for a replacement coach is actively progressing, seeking an individual who has top-tier background as Boulter maintains the belief she can be a elite-level player.

Future Goals

"Progressing with a new coach, a key aspect I'm completely sure on is that they are going to be a professional who has a lot of knowledge in how to succeed to the peak performance of this profession," she said.

"I've been placed as elevated as twenty-three and I am confident I can climb back to that level. I don't think my level has disappeared, I feel the steadiness needs to improve.

"My objective is not to be placed 50, 40, thirty, 20 - we've achieved that. The aim is to be among the top twenty."