, ▁ 7 – 6 , ▁ 2 – 6 . ▁His ▁third ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁came ▁in ▁the ▁Open ▁de ▁Nice ▁C ô te ▁d ' Az ur ▁over ▁Victor ▁H ă nes cu ▁ 6 – 7 , ▁ 6 – 3 , ▁ 6 – 3 . ▁He ▁reached ▁his ▁fifth ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁at ▁the ▁International ▁German ▁Open , ▁however ▁he ▁lost ▁to ▁French man ▁G illes ▁Simon ▁ 4 – 6 , ▁ 6 – 4 , ▁ 4 – 6 . ▁ ▁Dou bles ▁On ▁ 2 ▁September , ▁the ▁first ▁top ▁three ▁teams ▁qualified . ▁The ▁teams ▁were ▁Bob ▁Bry an ▁& ▁Mike ▁Bry an , ▁and ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁teams ▁of ▁N en ad ▁Z imon ji ć ▁& ▁Mich a ël ▁L l od ra , ▁and ▁Daniel ▁N est or ▁& ▁Max ▁Mir ny i . ▁ ▁Bob ▁Bry an ▁and ▁Mike ▁Bry an ▁started ▁the ▁year ▁by ▁making ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁Med ib ank ▁International ▁Sydney ▁losing ▁to ▁D lou h ý / H an ley ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁They ▁then ▁made ▁a ▁hat - tr ick , ▁winning ▁their ▁third ▁Australian ▁Open ▁in ▁a ▁row ▁and ▁their ▁fifth ▁overall ▁over ▁Bh up ath i / Pa es ▁ 6 – 3 , ▁ 6 – 4 . ▁ ▁They ▁then ▁made ▁a ▁good ▁cl ay ▁season ▁reaching ▁ 4 ▁consecutive ▁final s ▁winning ▁ 3 ▁of ▁them , ▁the ▁first ▁coming ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁Men ' s