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Britain's Katie Boulter admits she feels she has to "decide between my physical condition and my world standing" as the scramble persists for a position in January's Australian Open main event.

While the standard WTA Tour competitive period is completed, there are still position points to be earned in Chile, Argentina, Ecuador and France.

The women's competitor lineup for the first Grand Slam of the upcoming season will be calculated from the global standings of 8 December, which could present a dilemma for competitors approaching the qualification line.

Health Challenges

Former British leading competitor Boulter tore an hip muscle in her last tournament of the year in Hong Kong last period, and is now considering whether to participate in the WTA 125 secondary tournament in French locations, the continental destination, in the initial week of December.

Boulter's current physical issue, and the fact she would need to win at least several wins in the French tournament to improve her standing, means she may likely end up not playing.

Contrasting Methods

In opposition, men's competitors are not facing the same predicament, as for the first time the male Australian Open competitor lineup will be established from present week's rankings, which is the ATP's formal year-end ranking date.

The adjustment is intended to preventing athletes from pursuing ranking points during what is essentially the break period.

Training Transitions

This season has been a demanding one for Boulter.

She secured just fourteen Tour-level main-draw matches and lately parted ways with coach Biljana Veselinovic after a lengthy partnership in which she captured multiple WTA titles.

"Biljana is an outstanding coach, and an extremely excellent person as well, which creates situations particularly challenging," Boulter said.

The search for a different instructor is actively progressing, searching for an individual who has elite background as Boulter continues to think she can be a elite-level athlete.

Professional Aspirations

"Moving ahead with a different trainer, a key aspect I'm very clear on is that they are going to be a professional who has extensive experience in how to make it to the very top level of this profession," she explained.

"I've been ranked as elevated as 23 and I believe I can return to that level. I don't think my performance has gone anywhere, I feel the reliability must improve.

"My goal is not to be ranked 50, 40, 30, twenty - we've achieved that. The objective is to be within the top twenty."