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Britain's Katie Boulter states she believes she has to "pick between my body and my ranking" as the race continues for a position in January's Australian Open main draw.

While the regular WTA Tour season is over, there are still position points to be won in Latin American countries, Argentina, multiple sites and France.

The female participant roster for the initial Grand Slam of the upcoming season will be based on the global standings of 8 December, which could cause a dilemma for competitors close to the selection threshold.

Physical Setbacks

Ex- British number one Boulter tore an hip muscle in her final event of the year in international locations last month, and is now weighing up whether to participate in the WTA 125 secondary tournament in French locations, the continental destination, in the opening days of December.

Boulter's ongoing health concern, and the reality she would need to win at least three matches in the European event to improve her position, means she may probably end up not playing.

Contrasting Methods

In contrast, men's competitors are not facing the identical dilemma, as for the premier occasion the men's Australian Open entry list will be established from current week's standings, which is the ATP's official annual-final ranking date.

The modification is aimed at discouraging athletes from seeking standing points during what is basically the off-season.

Professional Adjustments

This year has been a difficult one for Boulter.

She achieved merely 14 elite primary competition games and lately parted ways with coach Biljana Veselinovic after a three-year partnership in which she captured three WTA championships.

"Biljana is an incredible trainer, and an extremely quality person as well, which produces circumstances particularly challenging," Boulter commented.

The pursuit for a new coach is currently ongoing, searching for a professional who has elite experience as Boulter still believes she can be a top-20 player.

Professional Aspirations

"Progressing with a replacement instructor, 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 peak performance of this sport," she stated.

"I've been positioned as high as twenty-three and I know I can get back to that level. I don't believe my performance has diminished, I feel the reliability must improve.

"My aim is not simply to be ranked 50, 40, 30, 20 - we've achieved that. The goal is to be among the top twenty."