▁Tennis ▁Masters ▁Cup , ▁Gas quet ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Rafael ▁Nad al ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁round - ro bin ▁match . ▁He ▁then ▁defeated ▁Nov ak ▁Dj ok ov ic , ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁David ▁Fer rer . ▁Gas quet ▁failed ▁to ▁qual ify ▁for ▁the ▁semif inals , ▁finishing ▁in ▁third ▁place ▁in ▁his ▁group . ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 : ▁ 1 5 0 ▁singles ▁wins ▁on ▁the ▁ATP ▁Tour ▁Gas quet ▁started ▁out ▁the ▁year ▁as ▁the ▁top ▁seed ▁of ▁the ▁Sydney ▁Med ib ank ▁International , ▁but ▁made ▁an ▁early ▁second - round ▁exit ▁to ▁event ual ▁champion ▁D mit ry ▁T urs un ov . ▁Gas quet ▁played ▁with ▁Ts ong a ▁in ▁the ▁doubles ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁Sydney ▁Med ib ank ▁International , ▁scoring ▁a ▁major ▁ups et ▁over ▁world ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁du o ▁Bob ▁and ▁Mike ▁Bry an . ▁The ▁French ▁combination ▁came ▁back ▁from ▁two ▁match ▁points ▁down ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁championship ▁and ▁den y ▁the ▁Bry an ▁brothers ▁ever ▁winning ▁the ▁tournament . ▁After ▁defe ating ▁Nick ▁Lind ahl , ▁Fel ic iano ▁López , ▁and ▁Ig or ▁And ree v , ▁Gas quet ▁lost ▁in ▁four ▁sets ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Open ▁to ▁event ual ▁final ist ▁Jo - Wil fried ▁Ts ong a . ▁ ▁At ▁his ▁next ▁two ▁tournament s , ▁the ▁Open ▁ 1 3 ▁at ▁Marse ille , ▁France , ▁and ▁Bar cl ays ▁Dub ai ▁Tennis ▁Championships , ▁Gas quet ▁suffered ▁second