British Katie Boulter says she feels she has to "pick between my physical health and my world standing" as the competition carries on for a place in the upcoming January Australian Open main draw.
While the standard WTA Tour tournament schedule is over, there are still position points to be gained in Latin American countries, neighboring countries, Ecuador and European destinations.
The women's competitor lineup for the first Grand Slam of the upcoming season will be calculated from the global standings of the December cutoff, which could cause a challenging situation for athletes approaching the qualification line.
Physical Setbacks
Previous British number one Boulter experienced 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 development competition in Angers, the continental destination, in the initial week of December.
The athlete's ongoing health concern, and the fact she would need to win at least multiple victories in the French tournament to boost her standing, means she may probably end up not playing.
Contrasting Methods
In opposition, male players are not confronting the same predicament, as for the initial instance the male Australian Open competitor lineup will be created from current week's rankings, which is the ATP's formal annual-final standing calculation.
The modification is aimed at preventing players from chasing ranking points during what is fundamentally the break period.
Professional Adjustments
This period has been a demanding one for Boulter.
She secured just 14 Tour-level main-draw matches and recently parted ways with trainer Biljana Veselinovic after a three-year partnership in which she captured three WTA titles.
"Biljana is an incredible coach, and an extremely excellent human as well, which produces circumstances very difficult," Boulter stated.
The quest for a replacement instructor is currently ongoing, seeking a professional who has high-level experience as Boulter maintains the belief she can be a elite-level player.
Professional Aspirations
"Moving ahead with a different trainer, an important factor 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 sport," she said.
"I've been positioned as high as twenty-three and I believe I can return to that position. I am not convinced my standard has disappeared, I feel the reliability needs to improve.
"My goal is not to be positioned fifty, forty, thirty, 20 - we've accomplished that. The aim is to be inside the top twenty."
