Aisam, Erlich in Chengu Open semis

Pairing featuring Pakistani star knocks out Gonzalez, Zimonjic

KARACHI: Aisamul Haq Qureshi and his doubles partner Jonathan Erlich reached the final of Chengu Open by defeating the pairing of Santiago Gonzalez and Nenad Zimonjic in China on Friday.

Aisam and Erlich took the first set 6-3 and sealed the win with a 6-4 triumph in the second.

Aisam and Erlich's performance was doubly impressive as they are unseeded for the tournament but still managed to knock out the top-seeded pairing of Gonzalez and Zimonjic 6-4, 7-6 (8) in the opening round before handing a 6-4, 6-2 defeat to Leonard Mayer and Albert-Ramos Vinolas in the quarter-final.