▁In ▁the ▁grass - court ▁season , ▁So eda ▁reached ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁in ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁Club ▁champion ships . ▁Then ▁he ▁was ▁into ▁the ▁W im ble don ▁Championships ▁and ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁of ▁a ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time , ▁be ating ▁Ig or ▁Kun its yn ▁in ▁straight ▁sets . ▁He ▁was ▁be aten ▁by ▁nin th ▁seed ▁Juan ▁Martín ▁del ▁Pot ro ▁in ▁four ▁sets . ▁In ▁July , ▁So eda ▁reached ▁the ▁semif inals ▁of ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Open , ▁knock ing ▁out ▁X avier ▁Mal isse ▁and ▁Ig or ▁Kun its yn ▁on ▁the ▁way . ▁Then ▁he ▁faced ▁his ▁country ' s ▁No . ▁ 1 , ▁Ke i ▁N ish ik ori , ▁and ▁ups et ▁him ▁sound ly . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁pair ing ▁of ▁two ▁players ▁from ▁Japan ▁in ▁an ▁ATP ▁quarter final ▁since ▁the ▁Open ▁era ▁began . ▁He ▁eventually ▁lost ▁to ▁G illes ▁Müller ▁in ▁straight ▁sets . ▁So eda ▁broke ▁him ▁into ▁world ' s ▁top ▁ 5 0 ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁his ▁career , ▁ranked ▁No . ▁ 4 7 ▁after ▁the ▁tournament . ▁ ▁So eda ▁represented ▁Japan ▁at ▁his ▁ma iden ▁Olympics ▁in ▁London ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁He ▁competed ▁in ▁singles ▁and ▁doubles , ▁partner ing ▁N ish ik ori . ▁In ▁singles , ▁he ▁fell ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁to ▁Mar cos ▁Bag h dat is ▁of ▁Cy pr us , ▁and ▁lost ▁to ▁def