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British Katie Boulter admits she feels she has to "decide between my body and my ranking" as the race persists for a place in January's Australian Open main event.

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

The female participant roster for the first Grand Slam of the forthcoming season will be based on the global standings of 8 December, which could cause a challenging situation for athletes approaching the qualification line.

Physical Setbacks

Former British leading competitor Boulter suffered an abductor 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 Angers, the continental destination, in the initial week of December.

The athlete's ongoing health concern, and the situation she would need to win at least three matches in the French tournament to boost her ranking, means she may well end up not playing.

Different Systems

In comparison, men's competitors are not experiencing the same situation, as for the initial instance the male Australian Open competitor lineup will be established from present week's rankings, which is the ATP's formal season-concluding position determination.

The modification is aimed at deterring competitors from chasing standing points during what is fundamentally the break period.

Coaching Changes

This year has been a demanding one for Boulter.

She secured just fourteen professional main-draw games and lately split with instructor Biljana Veselinovic after a extended partnership in which she secured multiple WTA victories.

"Biljana is an incredible instructor, and an remarkably excellent individual as well, which produces circumstances very difficult," Boulter said.

The quest for a new coach is actively progressing, looking for someone who has top-tier experience as Boulter still believes she can be a world-class competitor.

Career Objectives

"Moving ahead with a new coach, a key aspect I'm completely sure on is that they are going to be someone who has extensive experience in how to advance to the very top level of this game," she stated.

"I've been positioned as elevated as twenty-three and I know I can climb back to that level. I am not convinced my performance has disappeared, I believe the steadiness needs to develop.

"My objective is not simply to be positioned 50, forty, thirty, twenty - we've accomplished that. The aim is to be inside the top twenty."