Japan's 24th seed Kei Nishikoro also went through, and will play either Simon or Benneteau if he beats Australia's 94th-ranked Matthew Ebden.

CNN: Champion Djokovic backs calls for change in men's tennis

He now faces Richard Gasquet, who stepped up his comeback after a drugs row derailed his career, with a 6-3 6-4 win over Australian Matthew Ebden 6-3 6-4.

CNN: Henin wins again in Brisbane on tennis return

In the earlier mixed doubles final Sunday, wild-card entrants Jarmila Gajdosova and Matthew Ebden of Australia beat the Czech pair of Lucie Hradecka and Frantisek Cermak 6-3, 7-5.

NPR: Djokovic Beats Murray For 3rd Straight Aust. Title