▁World ▁Tour ▁event ▁at ▁the ▁Th ailand ▁Open , ▁be ating ▁Kar ol ▁Beck ▁and ▁Tob ias ▁Kam ke . ▁His ▁run ▁was ▁ended ▁by ▁Donald ▁Young ▁in ▁straight ▁sets . ▁The ▁following ▁week , ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁wild card ▁and ▁faced ▁world ▁No . ▁ 2 , ▁Rafael ▁Nad al , ▁in ▁the ▁Japan ▁Open ▁first ▁round , ▁losing ▁in ▁straight ▁sets . ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 : ▁Re aching ▁the ▁top ▁ 5 0 ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁started ▁for ▁So eda ▁at ▁the ▁Chen na i ▁Open , ▁coming ▁through ▁qual ifying . ▁He ▁beat ▁Freder ico ▁Gil ▁and ▁fifth ▁seed ▁Ivan ▁D od ig ▁respectively ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁quarter final s , ▁and ▁he ▁ups et ▁def ending ▁champion ▁Stan ▁W aw r ink a ▁in ▁straight ▁sets . ▁His ▁first ▁semif inal ▁in ▁an ▁ATP ▁event ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end , ▁losing ▁to ▁top ▁seed ▁J ank o ▁T ips are vić ▁in ▁straight ▁sets . ▁Following ▁the ▁tournament , ▁So eda ▁moved ▁up ▁in ▁rank ings ▁to ▁world ▁No . ▁ 9 9 ▁and ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁He ▁won ▁three ▁Ch allen ger ▁titles ▁from ▁January ▁to ▁April , ▁at ▁Hon ol ulu , ▁P ing gu o , ▁and ▁Ka oh si ung . ▁In ▁the ▁French ▁Open , ▁So eda ▁was ▁elimin ated ▁in ▁first ▁round ▁by ▁D mit ry ▁T urs un ov . ▁