 In Dubai, they reached the semifinals, where they lost to Mahesh Bhupathi and Michaël Llodra.At the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships he reached his second career final and won his second career ATP singles title by defeating Ivo Karlovic.In singles, Ram defeated 11th-seeded Kevin Anderson of South Africa in the first round of the Australian Open before falling to Frenchman Stéphane Robert in a grueling five-set match.