2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Davis ▁Cup ▁World ▁Group ▁against ▁Cro atia , ▁So eda ▁faced ▁Ivan ▁D od ig ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁singles ▁rub ber ▁and ▁defeated ▁him ▁in ▁a ▁ 4 ▁hour , ▁ 5 ▁minute ▁match . ▁This ▁victory ▁was ▁Japan ’ s ▁first ▁win ▁in ▁a ▁World ▁Group ▁match ▁( In ▁their ▁previous ▁two ▁World ▁Group ▁matches , ▁Japan ▁lost ▁ 0 – 5 ). ▁He ▁was ▁be aten ▁by ▁I vo ▁Kar lov ic ▁in ▁reverse ▁singles , ▁and ▁Japan ▁lost ▁ 2 – 3 . ▁He ▁scored ▁another ▁notable ▁win ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Davis ▁Cup ▁World ▁Group ▁Play - offs ▁against ▁Colombia . ▁He ▁lost ▁to ▁Santiago ▁G iral do ▁in ▁five ▁sets , ▁but ▁defeated ▁Ale j andro ▁F alla ▁in ▁the ▁dec iding ▁rub ber ▁to ▁put ▁Japan ▁back ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁Group ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Play ing ▁style ▁So eda ▁is ▁an ▁off ensive ▁counter p unch er . ▁Due ▁to ▁his ▁relatively ▁small ▁size ▁( 5 ' 1 0 "), ▁So eda ▁la cks ▁the ▁power ▁and ▁stat ure ▁to ▁effectively ▁dict ate ▁points . ▁Instead , ▁he ▁re lies ▁on ▁quick ness ▁to ▁retrieve ▁oppon ent ' s ▁sh ots , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁relatively ▁flat , ▁pen etr ating ▁two - hand ed ▁back hand . ▁As ▁noted ▁by ▁comment ator ▁Nick ▁L ester ▁in ▁the ▁BB & T ▁Atlanta