Erlich, 40, and his Pakistani partner, 37, beat Marcus Daniell and Marcelo Demoliner 6-3, 7-6 in an hour and 29 minutes to earn 250 Emirates ATP Doubles Rankings points.

"We came here with really good energy," said Israeli doubles specialist Erlich. "Both of us were really excited to play together and gave a lot of confidence to each other on the court.

“We executed really well this week. I said to Aisam that this was one of the best matches he's played and we've played against each other many times. “It was a really high level. I trust him 100 per cent on the court and when you trust your partner, you're taking two steps forward already. I'm happy we played four matches like that.”