Go Soeda put Team Japan on course for a second tie victory on Monday by winning the opening singles match against Aleksandre Metreveli of Team Georgia at the ATP Cup in Perth. Soeda hit 19 winners in a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 triumph at the RAC Arena over two hours and 16 minutes .
Yoshihito Nishioka will now look to give Japan a 2-0 tie record in Group B of the inaugural tournament with victory against World No. 26 Nikoloz Basilashvili, who lost to World No. 1 Rafael Nadal of Spain on Saturday. Nishioka beat Pablo Cuevas of Uruguay two days ago.
Metreveli worked his way back from 0-3 down in the first set, dominating rallies under four strokes, but Soeda capitalised by drawing out rallies in the second set. Soeda gained 2-0 leads in all three sets, but in the decider his overall consistency reaped dividends and he recorded his second singles win of the inaugural tournament. On Saturday, Soeda beat Martin Cuevas.
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