aux , ▁where ▁he ▁defeated ▁Th ier ry ▁As c ione , ▁Alex ▁Bog dan ov ic , ▁Oliv ier ▁Ro chus , ▁and ▁Flor ent ▁Ser ra ▁in ▁straight ▁sets , ▁before ▁defe ating ▁Mich a ël ▁L l od ra ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁ ▁As ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁the ▁French ▁Open , ▁Gas quet ▁entered ▁the ▁Open ▁de ▁Nice . ▁He ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁final ▁with ▁wins ▁over ▁L uk áš ▁L ack o , ▁Alexand r ▁Dol g opol ov , ▁Oliv ier ▁Ro chus , ▁and ▁Pot ito ▁Star ace . ▁He ▁faced ▁second ▁seed ▁Ver das co ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁and ▁pre va iled ▁in ▁three ▁sets , ▁breaking ▁a ▁five - match ▁losing ▁stre ak ▁against ▁Ver das co . ▁Richard ▁lost ▁his ▁first - round ▁match ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Open ▁against ▁fourth ▁seed ▁Andy ▁Murray ▁in ▁five ▁sets . ▁Gas quet ▁then ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁A eg on ▁Championships ▁in ▁prepar ation ▁for ▁W im ble don , ▁and ▁won ▁against ▁Ke i ▁N ish ik ori ▁and ▁Raj ee v ▁Ram , ▁but ▁with d rew ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁back ▁injury . ▁He ▁also ▁with d rew ▁from ▁W im ble don ▁as ▁a ▁result . ▁ ▁After ▁being ▁s idel ined ▁for ▁a ▁length y ▁period , ▁Richard ▁then ▁appeared ▁at ▁the ▁Suisse ▁Open ▁in ▁G sta ad . ▁Se eded ▁sevent h , ▁he ▁had ▁vict ories ▁over ▁Far ru kh ▁D ust ov , ▁Daniel ▁Br ands