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Britain's Katie Boulter says she feels she has to "pick between my body and my world standing" as the scramble persists for a spot in next January's Australian Open primary competition.

While the regular WTA Tour tournament schedule is over, there are still position points to be earned in South American nations, Argentina, multiple sites and international tournaments.

The women's entry list for the initial Grand Slam of the upcoming season will be based on the international positions of 8 December, which could cause a challenging situation for players close to the selection threshold.

Physical Setbacks

Ex- British number one Boulter tore an groin injury in her last tournament of the year in Asian venues last month, and is now considering whether to play in the WTA 125 development competition in French locations, the continental destination, in the opening days of December.

The athlete's current physical issue, and the situation she would need to secure at least multiple victories in Angers to improve her position, means she may well ultimately not participating.

Varying Approaches

In comparison, male athletes are not facing the identical predicament, as for the initial instance the men's Australian Open competitor lineup will be drawn up from this week's positions, which is the ATP's standard annual-final position determination.

The adjustment is aimed at preventing athletes from pursuing ranking points during what is fundamentally the rest interval.

Professional Adjustments

This period has been a challenging one for Boulter.

She achieved merely fourteen Tour-level primary competition contests and lately split with trainer Biljana Veselinovic after a three-year collaboration in which she secured several WTA victories.

"Biljana is an incredible trainer, and an extremely excellent human as well, which makes things extremely hard," Boulter commented.

The quest for a different instructor is well under way, searching for an individual who has elite expertise as Boulter maintains the belief she can be a world-class player.

Career Objectives

"Progressing with a different trainer, an important factor I'm absolutely certain on is that they are going to be someone who has extensive experience in how to succeed to the highest echelon of this game," she said.

"I've been positioned as high as twenty-three and I know I can return to that level. I am not convinced my performance has disappeared, I believe the consistency needs to enhance.

"My objective is not merely to be positioned 50, forty, thirty, 20 - we've been there. The goal is to be inside 20."