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British Katie Boulter says she feels she has to "choose between my physical condition and my ranking" as the race continues for a position in January's Australian Open primary competition.

While the standard WTA Tour tournament schedule is finished, there are still ranking points to be won in South American nations, regional locations, various venues and European destinations.

The women's competitor lineup for the initial Grand Slam of the forthcoming season will be calculated from the world rankings of 8 December, which could present a challenging situation for competitors near the cut.

Physical Setbacks

Ex- British number one Boulter suffered an hip muscle in her last tournament of the year in international locations last period, and is now considering whether to play in the WTA 125 secondary tournament in European venues, the continental destination, in the initial week of December.

The athlete's current physical issue, and the reality she would need to achieve at least three matches in Angers to improve her ranking, means she may well eventually not participating.

Contrasting Methods

In contrast, male players are not experiencing the same situation, as for the initial instance the male Australian Open competitor lineup will be drawn up from this week's standings, which is the ATP's standard annual-final ranking date.

The modification is designed to deterring athletes from seeking position points during what is basically the rest interval.

Training Transitions

This period has been a challenging one for Boulter.

She achieved merely 14 professional major tournament matches and currently separated with instructor Biljana Veselinovic after a three-year partnership in which she won several WTA championships.

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

The pursuit for a different coach is well under way, seeking someone who has top-tier experience as Boulter still believes she can be a top-20 player.

Professional Aspirations

"Going forward with a replacement instructor, a key aspect I'm very clear on is that they are going to be an individual who has a lot of experience in how to succeed to the peak performance of this game," she explained.

"I've been ranked as high as twenty-three and I believe I can get back to that level. I don't think my standard has disappeared, I believe the consistency should develop.

"My aim is not simply to be positioned 50, 40, 30, 20 - we've accomplished that. The aim is to be inside the top twenty."