The Indo-German pairing of Sriram Balaji and Andre Begemann reached their first doubles final of the year at the Sardegna Open in Cagliari, Italy on Saturday. They upset the second-seeded Austrian pair in the semis.Balaji-Begemann clinched a very dominating straight-set victory against the 49th-ranked pairing of Alexander Erler and Lucs Midler at this ATP 175 challenger tournament.