, ▁and ▁fourth ▁seed ▁Albert ▁Mont añ és ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁semif inals . ▁In ▁the ▁semif inals , ▁he ▁defeated ▁Y uri ▁Sch uk in ▁for ▁a ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁final , ▁where ▁he ▁lost ▁to ▁Nicol ás ▁Al mag ro . ▁At ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁Masters , ▁he ▁reached ▁the ▁third ▁round , ▁be ating ▁Mik h ail ▁You zh ny , ▁before ▁falling ▁to ▁M ard y ▁Fish . ▁At ▁the ▁US ▁Open ▁he ▁br ushed ▁aside ▁sixth ▁seed ▁Nikol ay ▁Dav y den ko ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round , ▁the ▁Russian ▁winning ▁a ▁mere ▁nine ▁games . ▁He ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁round ▁to ▁Ga ël ▁Mon fil s ▁in ▁straight ▁sets , ▁despite ▁having ▁held ▁set ▁points ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁second ▁and ▁third ▁sets . ▁At ▁the ▁Shang hai ▁Masters , ▁Gas quet ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁third ▁round , ▁defe ating ▁Ern ests ▁Gul bis ▁and ▁Mon fil s , ▁before ▁losing ▁to ▁Nov ak ▁Dj ok ov ic . ▁He ▁reached ▁the ▁quarter final s ▁in ▁Bas el ▁before ▁falling ▁to ▁Victor ▁Tro icki ▁in ▁a ▁lack l ust re ▁display . ▁At ▁the ▁Paris ▁Masters , ▁he ▁out last ed ▁Nicolas ▁Mah ut ▁in ▁a ▁mar athon , ▁winning ▁ 9 – 7 ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁set ▁tie break , ▁before ▁falling ▁to ▁Roger ▁Feder er ▁in ▁straight ▁sets ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round . ▁He ▁made ▁the ▁Davis ▁Cup ▁team ▁for ▁France ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁against ▁Ser bia . ▁▁ 2 0 1 1