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British Katie Boulter says she feels she has to "choose between my body and my professional position" as the competition carries on for a position in next January's Australian Open main event.

While the standard WTA Tour season is completed, there are still position points to be earned in Chile, regional locations, Ecuador and France.

The women's participant roster for the initial Grand Slam of the upcoming season will be calculated from the world rankings of early December, which could cause a difficult choice for athletes near the selection threshold.

Physical Setbacks

Ex- British leading competitor Boulter suffered an groin injury in her final event of the year in Asian venues last timeframe, and is now evaluating whether to participate in the WTA 125 Challenger event in French locations, the European nation, in the initial week of December.

The athlete's current physical issue, and the fact she would need to secure at least several wins in the French tournament to improve her standing, means she may probably eventually not playing.

Contrasting Methods

In opposition, male players are not facing the same situation, as for the initial instance the male Australian Open participant roster will be drawn up from this week's positions, which is the ATP's formal season-concluding ranking date.

The adjustment is designed to discouraging players from pursuing position points during what is essentially the off-season.

Professional Adjustments

This period has been a demanding one for Boulter.

She achieved merely 14 elite primary competition games and currently split with trainer Biljana Veselinovic after a three-year partnership in which she captured several WTA titles.

"Biljana is an outstanding coach, and an exceptionally excellent person as well, which creates situations very difficult," Boulter commented.

The quest for a replacement coach is currently ongoing, looking for someone who has top-tier experience as Boulter still believes she can be a top-20 player.

Future Goals

"Going forward with a different trainer, an important factor I'm very clear on is that they are going to be someone who has considerable expertise in how to make it to the very top level of this profession," she stated.

"I've been positioned as elevated as 23 and I am confident I can get back there. I don't believe my standard has disappeared, I believe the steadiness should improve.

"My objective is not simply to be placed fifty, 40, 30, twenty - we've been there. The aim is to be among the elite group."