Top seed Xu Xin reaches second round in Paris tournament

China's Xu Xin plays against Steffen Mengel of Germany in their men's singles opening round at the World Team Table Tennis Championships in Paris, May 15, 2013. [Photo/Agencies]

PARIS - Top seed Xu Xin of China reached the second round with a straight-set victory over Steffen Mengel of Germany at the World Table Tennis Championships here on Wendesday.

Xu, last year's runner-up in the World Cup at Liverpool, had little trouble to beat the the 163rd-ranked Mengel 11-5, 11-8, 11-2, 11-8.

The second-ranked Xu, bidding to win his first title at major world tournament, will next take on Sweden's Par Gerell, who eliminated Lin Ju of Chinese Taipei.