8 pm . ▁Gas quet ▁won ▁his ▁singles ▁rub ber ▁against ▁T aro ▁Daniel ▁in ▁France ' s ▁Davis ▁Cup ▁World ▁Group ▁ 4 - 1 ▁first ▁round ▁win ▁over ▁Japan . ▁In ▁early ▁February , ▁Gas quet ▁was ▁be aten ▁in ▁the ▁singles ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁Open ▁Sud ▁de ▁France ▁by ▁Alexander ▁Z ver ev ▁in ▁straight ▁sets . ▁Gas quet ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁miss ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁ATP ▁Masters ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁tournament s ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁( Ind ian ▁Well s , ▁Miami ▁and ▁Monte - Car lo ), ▁following ▁append ic itis ▁surg ery . ▁He ▁missed ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁ATP ▁Masters ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁tournament s ▁( Mad rid ▁and ▁Rome ) ▁due ▁to ▁back ▁injury . ▁Gas quet ' s ▁best ▁singles ▁results ▁from ▁mid - F ebru ary ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁June ▁were ▁in ▁ATP ▁World ▁Tour ▁tournament s ▁in ▁Marse ille , ▁Halle ▁and ▁East bourne , ▁losing ▁in ▁the ▁singles ▁semif inals ▁of ▁all ▁three ▁of ▁them . ▁ ▁Gas quet ▁started ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁badly , ▁losing ▁in ▁the ▁singles ▁first ▁round ▁at ▁W im ble don ▁and ▁the ▁US ▁Open , ▁and ▁the ▁singles ▁second ▁round ▁in ▁Montreal ▁and ▁C inc inn ati . ▁He ▁squ ander ed ▁three ▁match ▁points ▁to ▁the ▁event ual ▁singles ▁champion ▁Alexander ▁Z ver ev ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁ATP ▁Masters ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁Montreal ▁tournament . ▁In ▁September , ▁he ▁played ▁on ▁the