9 ▁tour ▁season ▁at ▁the ▁Br is b ane ▁International . ▁Gas quet ▁came ▁back ▁from ▁a ▁set ▁down ▁to ▁defeat ▁Marc ▁G ic quel ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round . ▁He ▁then ▁had ▁a ▁straight - set ▁win ▁over ▁American ▁Taylor ▁D ent ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁and ▁defeated ▁second ▁seed ▁Jo - Wil fried ▁Ts ong a ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s . ▁He ▁lost ▁to ▁R ade k ▁Š t ě p á nek ▁in ▁the ▁semif inals . ▁Gas quet ▁then ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Sydney , ▁Australia ▁for ▁the ▁Med ib ank ▁International . ▁He ▁defeated ▁def ending ▁champion ▁D mit ry ▁T urs un ov ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁and ▁second ▁seed ▁and ▁compat ri ot ▁G illes ▁Simon ▁in ▁straight ▁sets ▁in ▁the ▁second . ▁Gas quet ▁then ▁defeated ▁coun tr yman ▁J éré my ▁Ch ard y , ▁before ▁losing ▁to ▁David ▁N al band ian ▁in ▁the ▁semif inals . ▁At ▁the ▁Australian ▁Open , ▁he ▁won ▁his ▁first - round ▁match ▁against ▁Argent ine ▁Diego ▁Jun que ira ▁and ▁defeated ▁Den is ▁Ist omin ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round . ▁In ▁the ▁third ▁round , ▁he ▁lost ▁to ▁Fernando ▁González ▁in ▁a ▁five - set ▁match ▁that ▁last ed ▁over ▁four ▁hours . ▁He ▁held ▁a ▁match ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁third - set ▁tie break , ▁but ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁convert ▁it . ▁ ▁Gas quet ▁had ▁to ▁pull ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁tournament ▁in ▁Marse ille ▁because ▁of ▁a ▁right - should er ▁injury .