Top seeds Fan, Sun sail through first round at WTT Champions Xinxiang

BEIJING, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Top-ranked paddlers Fan Zhendong and Sun Yingsha of China both registered straight-game victories on their way to the second round at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Champions Xinxiang on Monday.

Fan beat 16-year-old Felix Lebrun of France 11-8, 11-9, 11-5, while Sun sailed past Doo Hoi Kem of Hong Kong, China 11-6, 12-10, 11-6.

"Despite the scoreline, it was intense in every ga