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British Katie Boulter admits she feels she has to "choose between my body and my ranking" as the scramble carries on for a place in January's Australian Open main draw.

While the regular WTA Tour season is finished, there are still position points to be won in Chile, regional locations, multiple sites and European destinations.

The female participant roster for the first Grand Slam of the forthcoming season will be based on the world rankings of early December, which could create a dilemma for athletes close to the qualification line.

Injury Concerns

Former British number one Boulter suffered an groin injury in her concluding competition of the year in international locations last month, and is now evaluating whether to play in the WTA 125 secondary tournament in French locations, the European nation, in the first week of December.

The athlete's ongoing health concern, and the fact she would need to secure at least multiple victories in the European event to enhance her position, means she may probably eventually not competing.

Varying Approaches

In opposition, male athletes are not confronting the identical dilemma, as for the initial instance the male Australian Open competitor lineup will be drawn up from current week's standings, which is the ATP's standard year-end ranking date.

The adjustment is aimed at discouraging players from pursuing ranking points during what is essentially the off-season.

Coaching Changes

This period has been a demanding one for Boulter.

She achieved merely 14 professional major tournament games and currently parted ways with coach Biljana Veselinovic after a lengthy partnership in which she won several WTA championships.

"Biljana is an outstanding trainer, and an exceptionally quality person as well, which creates situations extremely hard," Boulter commented.

The search for a new instructor is well under way, seeking someone who has top-tier expertise as Boulter continues to think she can be a top-20 player.

Career Objectives

"Moving ahead with a new coach, a key aspect I'm completely sure on is that they are going to be an individual who has extensive experience in how to make it to the peak performance of this game," she explained.

"I've been positioned as advanced as twenty-three and I am confident I can get back to that position. I don't think my performance has gone anywhere, I believe the reliability should enhance.

"My goal is not simply to be positioned 50, 40, 30, 20 - we've been there. The goal is to be within the top twenty."