Storm Hunter has declared her pride at stepping off a plane and onto court to breathe life into Australia's ailing Billie Jean King Cup campaign.
The newly crowned world doubles No.1 flew in to Seville, Spain, from Mexico, arriving just 90 minutes before the tie started on Tuesday, overcoming jet-lag and the loss of her luggage to win a potentially crucial point for an Australia team that had already lost both singles rubbers to Slovenia.
Captain Alicia Molik's faith in the experience of Ajla Tomljanovic and Daria Saville had backfired with both losing in straight sets, but Hunter teamed up with Kim Birrell to win the doubles in a super tiebreak.