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Britain's Katie Boulter says she feels she has to "decide between my physical condition and my ranking" as the scramble persists for a position in next January's Australian Open primary competition.

While the typical WTA Tour tournament schedule is finished, there are still standing points to be gained in South American nations, regional locations, various venues and international tournaments.

The female entry list for the first Grand Slam of the upcoming season will be calculated from the world rankings of early December, which could create a challenging situation for competitors near the selection threshold.

Injury Concerns

Previous British number one Boulter tore an hip muscle in her final event of the year in international locations last timeframe, and is now considering whether to play in the WTA 125 secondary tournament in Angers, the European nation, in the opening days of December.

The athlete's current physical issue, and the reality she would need to win at least multiple victories in the European event to enhance her position, means she may likely end up not participating.

Contrasting Methods

In comparison, male athletes are not experiencing the same situation, as for the first time the male Australian Open participant roster will be drawn up from present week's positions, which is the ATP's formal year-end position determination.

The modification is aimed at preventing players from seeking ranking points during what is essentially the rest interval.

Coaching Changes

This period has been a challenging one for Boulter.

She achieved merely fourteen elite primary competition games and currently parted ways with coach Biljana Veselinovic after a lengthy collaboration in which she captured three WTA victories.

"Biljana is an outstanding instructor, and an extremely quality person as well, which produces circumstances extremely hard," Boulter stated.

The pursuit for a replacement instructor is currently ongoing, searching for an individual who has elite background as Boulter maintains the belief she can be a world-class competitor.

Career Objectives

"Progressing with a different trainer, one thing I'm very clear on is that they are going to be an individual who has a lot of knowledge in how to advance to the very top level of this game," she explained.

"I've been ranked as high as twenty-three and I know I can get back to that position. I don't believe my performance has gone anywhere, I believe the consistency should develop.

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