Johanna Konta's ascent to the upper echelons of women's tennis was exactly what the British game needed.
Neither Laura Robson nor Heather Watson have really fulfilled the potential they showed earlier in their careers and there was a sense that the game in Britain was stagnating.
Konta has changed all that by showing what can be achieved with hard work, determination and more than a little skill.
The next step is to win a Grand Slam title and there is every reason to suggest that she has the ability to do so.
At 26, she should be coming into her prime and, with Serena Williams still winning major titles in her mid-30s, it would appear as though Konta still has many years left to achieve her aims, fitness permitting.
Having risen rapidly up the rankings, the Australian-born ace became the first British player to reach a Aleksandra Krunic at the US Open.
She has lost three straight matches to opponents who would not normally cause too many problems and there is a danger that her season may well peter out, with confidence clearly a problem.
Yet there is still the end-of-season WTA Finals to think about and, if she could qualify for the Singapore showpiece and put on a strong performance, it would give her a shot in the arm for the new season.
Whether or not 2018 will see Britain's first Grand Slam champion in the women's game since 1977 only time will tell, but Konta has everything in place to do so - all she has to do is believe.