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Top seeded Daniel Nestor of Toronto and Serbian partner Nenad Zimonjic won the Bank Austria Tennis Trophy on Sunday for their sixth doubles title of the season.
Nestor and Zimonjic, ranked second in the world, defeated No. 3 seeds Mariusz Fyrstenberg and Marcin Matkowski of Poland 7-5, 3-6, 10-5 in the final for their first victory since the French Open.
“It’s great to be back in the winners’ circle,” said Nestor. “We played really well, beat one of the hottest teams on tour, so it’s a good feeling.”
The win was also the 70th doubles title of Nestor’s career, making the 38-year-old just the fifth player to reach the mark.
“It’s amazing. I’m fortunate to have had great partners,” said Nestor. “I’m playing well still, even at this age, and hopefully I can get a couple more years in there (and win a few more titles).”
Nestor and Zimonjic announced earlier in the month that their three-year partnership will end following the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London. Nestor is slated to join Max Mirnyi of Belarus, while Zimonjic will team up with Michael Llodra of France.
Both Nestor and Zimonjic had previously won in Vienna. Nestor triumphed with former longtime partner Mark Knowles in 2005; Zimonjic with Yevgeny Kafelnikov in 2000.
Nestor and Zimonjic have endured a barren run in recent months and are bidding to win their first tour-level title since Roland Garros (d. Dlouhy-Paes) in early June. Courtesy of winning five trophies in the first six months of the season, the Canadian-Serbian duo are assured of their place in the elite eight-team field at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, to be played at The O2 in London 21-28 November.
Top seeds Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic made an emphatic start to their Bank Austria TennisTrophy campaign on Wednesday, crushing Italians Andreas Seppi and Simone Vagnozzi 6-0, 6-0 in just 33 minutes. 
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