▁lost ▁to ▁event ual ▁champion ▁Nov ak ▁Dj ok ov ic ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s . ▁With ▁this ▁result , ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁ 2 0 ▁of ▁the ▁rank ings . ▁In ▁Miami , ▁he ▁played ▁Paolo ▁Loren zi , ▁who ▁ups et ▁Ivan ▁L jub ič ić , ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round . ▁He ▁won ▁that ▁match , ▁but ▁fell ▁to ▁M ard y ▁Fish . ▁Gas quet ▁then ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁Monte - Car lo ▁Masters , ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁t ough ▁first - round ▁victory ▁over ▁Den is ▁Ist omin . ▁He ▁then ▁b ree zed ▁through ▁his ▁second - round ▁match ▁against ▁Gu ill ermo ▁García - L ópez , ▁before ▁falling ▁to ▁Rafael ▁Nad al ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁Mut ua ▁Madrid ▁Open , ▁Gas quet ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁by ▁the ▁Sp ani ard ▁Daniel ▁G im eno - Tra ver . ▁At ▁the ▁Italian ▁Open , ▁he ▁played ▁Roger ▁Feder er ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round , ▁and ▁came ▁from ▁behind ▁to ▁claim ▁a ▁spect ac ular ▁victory ▁in ▁three ▁sets ▁with ▁two ▁tie break s . ▁He ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Rafael ▁Nad al ▁in ▁the ▁semif inals . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁French ▁Open , ▁Gas quet ▁cru ised ▁through ▁his ▁first ▁two ▁r ounds ▁before ▁impress ively ▁defe ating ▁Thom az ▁Bell ucci ▁in ▁four ▁sets ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁an ▁animated ▁Paris ian ▁crowd . ▁He , ▁however , ▁lost ▁to ▁Nov ak ▁Dj