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Britain's Katie Boulter says she feels she has to "choose between my physical condition and my world standing" as the competition carries on for a position in the upcoming January Australian Open main draw.

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

The women's entry list for the first Grand Slam of the forthcoming season will be calculated from the international positions of 8 December, which could cause a difficult choice for athletes near the qualification line.

Physical Setbacks

Previous British leading competitor Boulter experienced an hip muscle in her last tournament of the year in international locations last timeframe, and is now considering whether to play in the WTA 125 secondary tournament in Angers, the European nation, in the opening days of December.

The athlete's current physical issue, and the fact she would need to achieve at least three matches in the European event to improve her ranking, means she may probably ultimately not participating.

Contrasting Methods

In opposition, male players are not experiencing the same dilemma, as for the premier occasion the male Australian Open entry list will be drawn up from present week's rankings, which is the ATP's formal year-end position determination.

The change is designed to deterring players from chasing ranking points during what is fundamentally the break period.

Professional Adjustments

This year has been a demanding one for Boulter.

She achieved merely fourteen elite primary competition matches and recently separated with instructor Biljana Veselinovic after a extended working relationship in which she secured several WTA titles.

"Biljana is an incredible trainer, and an remarkably excellent person as well, which creates situations extremely hard," Boulter said.

The search for a different trainer is actively progressing, searching for an individual who has top-tier experience as Boulter still believes she can be a elite-level competitor.

Professional Aspirations

"Moving ahead with a new coach, an important factor I'm very clear on is that they are going to be a professional who has extensive expertise in how to advance to the highest echelon of this profession," she explained.

"I've been ranked as elevated as twenty-three and I know I can return to that level. I don't think my standard has disappeared, I feel the consistency should develop.

"My objective is not merely to be ranked 50, forty, thirty, twenty - we've accomplished that. The aim is to be within 20."