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Britain's Katie Boulter admits she feels she has to "pick between my physical condition and my professional position" as the competition carries on for a spot in the upcoming January Australian Open main draw.

While the standard WTA Tour tournament schedule is finished, there are still position points to be earned in South American nations, regional locations, Ecuador and international tournaments.

The female competitor lineup for the opening Grand Slam of the 2026 season will be based on the world rankings of 8 December, which could create a challenging situation for players close to the cut.

Physical Setbacks

Former British top-ranked player Boulter suffered an abductor in her final event of the year in international locations last month, and is now evaluating whether to participate in the WTA 125 Challenger event in European venues, the European nation, in the first week of December.

Boulter's ongoing health concern, and the fact she would need to secure at least multiple victories in the European event to improve her ranking, means she may probably ultimately not playing.

Different Systems

In opposition, men's competitors are not facing the same situation, as for the initial instance the male Australian Open competitor lineup will be drawn up from current week's positions, which is the ATP's official year-end standing calculation.

The modification is intended to preventing players from chasing standing points during what is fundamentally the off-season.

Professional Adjustments

This season has been a demanding one for Boulter.

She achieved merely fourteen elite main-draw contests and currently separated with trainer Biljana Veselinovic after a extended collaboration in which she secured three WTA victories.

"Biljana is an incredible instructor, and an remarkably quality individual as well, which produces circumstances very difficult," Boulter stated.

The pursuit for a different trainer is currently ongoing, seeking an individual who has top-tier expertise as Boulter continues to think she can be a world-class competitor.

Future Goals

"Moving ahead with a new coach, one thing I'm completely sure on is that they are going to be a professional who has considerable knowledge in how to make it to the peak performance of this profession," she said.

"I've been ranked as elevated as 23 and I believe I can get back to that level. I don't believe my performance has disappeared, I feel the consistency should develop.

"My aim is not simply to be positioned fifty, 40, 30, 20 - we've been there. The goal is to be among the elite group."