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British Katie Boulter says she feels she has to "pick between my body and my world standing" as the scramble carries on for a position in January's Australian Open primary competition.

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

The female participant roster for the opening Grand Slam of the upcoming season will be based on the international positions of 8 December, which could present a difficult choice for players close to the cut.

Injury Concerns

Previous British top-ranked player Boulter experienced an hip muscle in her last tournament of the year in international locations last month, and is now evaluating whether to participate in the WTA 125 secondary tournament in French locations, the continental destination, in the initial week of December.

Boulter's ongoing health concern, and the fact she would need to win at least several wins in the French tournament to enhance her position, means she may well ultimately not participating.

Varying Approaches

In contrast, male athletes are not facing the identical predicament, as for the initial instance the men's Australian Open participant roster will be created from present week's positions, which is the ATP's official annual-final standing calculation.

The adjustment is intended to deterring athletes from pursuing standing points during what is basically the break period.

Coaching Changes

This season has been a difficult one for Boulter.

She won only 14 professional major tournament contests and lately parted ways with trainer Biljana Veselinovic after a extended working relationship in which she secured multiple WTA victories.

"Biljana is an incredible trainer, and an remarkably excellent person as well, which makes things particularly challenging," Boulter said.

The quest for a replacement trainer is actively progressing, looking for a professional who has top-tier background as Boulter still believes she can be a world-class athlete.

Future Goals

"Moving ahead with a replacement instructor, one thing I'm completely sure on is that they are going to be a professional who has considerable expertise in how to succeed to the peak performance of this game," she explained.

"I've been placed as high as twenty-three and I know I can climb back there. I don't believe my level has disappeared, I believe the steadiness needs to develop.

"My goal is not to be positioned fifty, forty, thirty, 20 - we've achieved that. The goal is to be inside the top twenty."