arrogance he cannot believe he can be defeated. He is a greatly flawed character, unable to see beyond his narrow focused interest only in the usefulness of people, objects and powers in his goals. Whether Riddle could have been saved if he was placed in a better situation, or if from birth he was destined to be Voldemort, his personality and choices set him firmly on the path of villainhood. The obsession with eluding death, mimicked in the story of the Hallows, is clearly signposted from the beginning as ultimately futile. Each step forward that he takes can be perceived as another foot on the path to his own destruction, ultimately at his own hand. From the beginning Lord Voldemort faced an inevitable defeat, but this does notAustralian Open. On her road to the semifinals, Li defeated rising star Christina McHale, qualifier Ayumi Morita and another American prodigy Madison Keys, amassing a perfect 8-0 this season. In the semifinal Li faced Agnieszka Radwańska and went on to lose in straight sets. Radwańska later won the title.

Australian Open
Entering the first Grand Slam of the year, Li defeated young players Sesil Karatantcheva, Olga Govortsova, Sorana Cîrstea and Julia Görges en route to set up a quarter final match between her tour rivalry and friend Agnieszka Radwańska. Li took full advantage of her well-rounded performance, ending the Pole's Australian run in straight sets. In the semifinals, world No. 2 Maria Sharapova won only 4 games in a lopsided victory for Li. This would be Li's third Major final