British Katie Boulter states she believes she has to "choose between my body and my professional position" as the competition carries on for a position in January's Australian Open main event.
While the standard WTA Tour season is over, there are still ranking points to be won in South American nations, neighboring countries, Ecuador and France.
The women's competitor lineup for the initial Grand Slam of the forthcoming season will be based on the international positions of the December cutoff, which could present a difficult choice for athletes approaching the selection threshold.
Physical Setbacks
Ex- British top-ranked player Boulter experienced an hip muscle in her last tournament of the year in Asian venues last timeframe, and is now weighing up whether to play in the WTA 125 secondary tournament in Angers, the European nation, in the first week of December.
Boulter's recent injury, and the fact she would need to secure at least multiple victories in the European event to boost her standing, means she may likely ultimately not participating.
Different Systems
In comparison, male athletes are not confronting the equivalent situation, as for the first time the men's Australian Open participant roster will be drawn up from current week's positions, which is the ATP's formal season-concluding position determination.
The adjustment is intended to discouraging athletes from seeking standing points during what is essentially the off-season.
Professional Adjustments
This season has been a challenging one for Boulter.
She achieved merely fourteen Tour-level primary competition contests and recently separated with coach Biljana Veselinovic after a lengthy working relationship in which she captured three WTA victories.
"Biljana is an outstanding coach, and an extremely excellent human as well, which makes things extremely hard," Boulter stated.
The search for a new trainer is currently ongoing, looking for someone who has top-tier experience as Boulter continues to think she can be a top-20 competitor.
Professional Aspirations
"Moving ahead with a different trainer, a key aspect I'm completely sure on is that they are going to be a professional who has a lot of experience in how to make it to the peak performance of this game," she explained.
"I've been placed as elevated as 23 and I know I can climb back to that level. I don't think my level has gone anywhere, I believe the reliability must improve.
"My objective is not to be placed 50, 40, thirty, twenty - we've accomplished that. The goal is to be among the elite group."
