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Britain's Katie Boulter states she believes she has to "choose between my physical condition and my world standing" as the race continues for a place in January's Australian Open main event.

While the regular WTA Tour season is finished, there are still standing points to be gained in South American nations, regional locations, multiple sites and France.

The female competitor lineup for the initial Grand Slam of the upcoming season will be determined by the international positions of the December cutoff, which could present a difficult choice for athletes approaching the selection threshold.

Health Challenges

Previous British leading competitor Boulter suffered an hip muscle in her final event of the year in Hong Kong last timeframe, and is now considering whether to compete in the WTA 125 Challenger event in French locations, France, in the first week of December.

Boulter's recent injury, and the fact she would need to win at least three matches in Angers to boost her ranking, means she may well end up not competing.

Contrasting Methods

In contrast, male athletes are not experiencing the same dilemma, as for the initial instance the men's Australian Open participant roster will be created from this week's standings, which is the ATP's official season-concluding ranking date.

The adjustment is aimed at deterring players from chasing ranking points during what is fundamentally the rest interval.

Training Transitions

This season has been a challenging one for Boulter.

She won only 14 Tour-level primary competition games and recently split with instructor Biljana Veselinovic after a extended partnership in which she secured three WTA championships.

"Biljana is an exceptional instructor, and an extremely quality person as well, which makes things very difficult," Boulter said.

The pursuit for a different trainer is actively progressing, looking for an individual who has elite background as Boulter continues to think she can be a elite-level competitor.

Career Objectives

"Progressing with a replacement instructor, an important factor I'm absolutely certain on is that they are going to be a professional who has extensive expertise in how to advance to the peak performance of this sport," she explained.

"I've been placed as advanced as twenty-three and I believe I can return to that position. I am not convinced my performance has gone anywhere, I believe the reliability must enhance.

"My aim is not merely to be placed fifty, forty, thirty, 20 - we've achieved that. The aim is to be among the top twenty."