The third seeded Indian pair, looking for its second title of the season, carved out a hard fought 4-6, 6-3, 10-7 win over Hsin-Han Lee and Hsien-Yin Peng of Chinese Taipei in the opening round.
Andy Murray eased into the quarterfinals at the Dubai Championships with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Marco Chiudinelli of Switzerland on Wednesday.