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British Katie Boulter says she feels she has to "decide between my physical health and my professional position" as the scramble continues for a position in the upcoming January Australian Open primary competition.

While the standard WTA Tour competitive period is over, there are still position points to be won in Chile, neighboring countries, Ecuador and European destinations.

The women's competitor lineup for the first Grand Slam of the upcoming season will be based on the world rankings of the December cutoff, which could cause a dilemma for competitors close to the cut.

Injury Concerns

Ex- British top-ranked player Boulter tore an hip muscle in her concluding competition of the year in Hong Kong last period, and is now weighing up whether to play in the WTA 125 secondary tournament in Angers, the continental destination, in the opening days of December.

Boulter's current physical issue, and the fact she would need to win at least multiple victories in the European event to boost her position, means she may likely end up not playing.

Varying Approaches

In opposition, men's competitors are not experiencing the equivalent predicament, as for the first time the men's Australian Open participant roster will be established from present week's standings, which is the ATP's formal season-concluding standing calculation.

The change is intended to deterring competitors from pursuing position points during what is fundamentally the rest interval.

Coaching Changes

This year has been a demanding one for Boulter.

She secured just fourteen Tour-level main-draw games and lately split with trainer Biljana Veselinovic after a lengthy partnership in which she captured multiple WTA championships.

"Biljana is an outstanding coach, and an remarkably good individual as well, which creates situations particularly challenging," Boulter commented.

The quest for a new coach is currently ongoing, searching for someone who has elite background as Boulter maintains the belief she can be a top-20 athlete.

Professional Aspirations

"Moving ahead with a new coach, an important factor I'm very clear on is that they are going to be someone who has a lot of expertise in how to make it to the very top level of this game," she said.

"I've been positioned as elevated as 23 and I know I can climb back to that level. I am not convinced my level has gone anywhere, I believe the reliability should improve.

"My goal is not simply to be positioned fifty, 40, 30, twenty - we've accomplished that. The aim is to be among the top twenty."