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British Katie Boulter admits she feels she has to "pick between my physical health and my professional position" as the scramble carries on for a spot in the upcoming January Australian Open main event.

While the standard WTA Tour tournament schedule is finished, there are still ranking points to be won in Latin American countries, Argentina, Ecuador and international tournaments.

The female entry list for the first Grand Slam of the upcoming season will be determined by the international positions of early December, which could cause a difficult choice for players approaching the qualification line.

Injury Concerns

Ex- British top-ranked player Boulter suffered an hip muscle in her last tournament of the year in Asian venues last period, and is now considering whether to play in the WTA 125 Challenger event in Angers, the European nation, in the first week of December.

Boulter's ongoing health concern, and the situation she would need to secure at least three matches in the French tournament to improve her standing, means she may probably eventually not participating.

Contrasting Methods

In comparison, male athletes are not facing the same dilemma, as for the premier occasion the men's Australian Open participant roster will be created from present week's standings, which is the ATP's formal season-concluding ranking date.

The change is intended to deterring players from chasing standing points during what is basically the break period.

Coaching Changes

This period has been a challenging one for Boulter.

She secured just fourteen elite main-draw games and currently parted ways with trainer Biljana Veselinovic after a extended working relationship in which she captured three WTA victories.

"Biljana is an outstanding coach, and an extremely excellent person as well, which makes things very difficult," Boulter said.

The pursuit for a different trainer is well under way, seeking an individual who has high-level expertise as Boulter still believes she can be a elite-level player.

Professional Aspirations

"Moving ahead with a different trainer, a key aspect I'm absolutely certain on is that they are going to be someone who has considerable expertise in how to advance to the peak performance of this profession," she explained.

"I've been placed as advanced as 23 and I am confident I can get back to that position. I don't think my performance has diminished, I believe the steadiness should improve.

"My aim is not simply to be positioned 50, 40, thirty, twenty - we've accomplished that. The goal is to be inside the elite group."