She describes herself as the 'Jason Bourne' of women's tennis. To Australia, she is the one that got away.
Johanna Konta, who holds Australian, British and Hungarian passports, today heads into the uncharted waters of the Australian Open semi-finals. And while Daria Gavrilova, the last woman playing under an Australian flag departed Melbourne Park on Sunday night, Konta finds herself a contender for the major title.
Born in Sydney's Royal North Shore Hospital, Konta lived the first 14 years of her life in Australia. Yesterday, however, she made it clear that her heart remains in -England, no matter how much Australia would like to claim her. 
"That's a really lost cause. I definitely belong to Great Britain," the 24-year-old said yesterday after ending the dream run of China's Zhang Shuai in the quarter-finals. "Actually, I am a tri-citizen. I've got a Hungarian passport as well. Just add that into the mix, guys. I mean, I'm pretty much the female version of Jason Bourne." As a promising teenage player, Konta received an invitation to the famous Sanchez Vicario Academy in Barcelona.
Her Hungarian parents, Gabor and Gabriella, didn't like the distance between Spain and Australia. So her father, a hotelier, found a job with an international chain in England.
They settled in Eastbourne - a very tennis town - where her game flourished. Konta became a British citizen in   May 2012 and cried at the opening ceremony of the London Olympics in   July that year because she was so proud of her adopted country.
She is now based in Gijon, Spain, to take advantage of the climate and the clay courts.
However, her links to Australia remain strong. Her sister Eva lives in Sydney and is engaged to GWS Giants ruckman Shane Mumford.
Konta and her semi-final opponent, Germany's Angelique Kerber, have never reached the dizzy heights of the final four in Melbourne before, and the former's success highlights Australia's struggles at its home Open.
The home nation's last female quarter-finalist at Melbourne Park was Jelena Dokic in 2009, while Alicia Molik made it that far in 2005. The last Australian woman to lift the singles trophy was Chris O'Neil in 1978, even though Margaret Court enjoyed success 11 times (her last in 1973). Britain's wait has been longer.
Virginia Wade won Wimbledon in 1977 and the Australian Open in 1972. This year Australia's top-ranked female player, Sam Stosur, was knocked out in the first round while Gavrilova, born in Russia, made the fourth round.
Little wonder both countries want to claim a piece of Konta. Hungary also has a claim and her grandfather, Tamas Kersetz, won two caps playing soccer for Hungary in the 1950s.
While disappointment descends upon Australian tennis fans, Konta is trying not to think of the hype back at home. "The UK is a number of thousands of miles away and a completely different time zone, which in this case it might be quite nice," she said. "So I think whatever pressure, or whatever buzz there is outside, it only affects me as much as I let it." Her parents back home have "been up so late at night and early in the morning watching my matches. They'll be glad when I get home to get things back to normal." Normal? Think again â€¦ Konta has tumbled out of the Wimbledon singles in the first round for the past four years in a row. She reached the fourth round at the US Open last year but the pressure to succeed on the green grass of home will be immense.Just ask Tim Henman or Andy Murray.