▁on ▁ 7 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Gas quet ▁fell ▁five ▁places ▁from ▁No . ▁ 1 0 ▁to ▁ 1 5 , ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁nine ▁months ▁that ▁his ▁ranking ▁fell ▁outside ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 0 , ▁the ▁lowest ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁ranked ▁since ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁At ▁the ▁Mer cedes ▁Cup ▁in ▁Stuttgart , ▁Germany , ▁Gas quet ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁seed ▁and ▁reached ▁his ▁first ▁ATP ▁tour ▁semif inal ▁and ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁defe ating ▁Sp ani ard ▁Albert ▁Mont añ és ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s ▁and ▁sixth - se eded ▁Argent ine ▁Ag ust ín ▁Call eri ▁in ▁the ▁semif inals . ▁F av our ite ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁tournament , ▁Gas quet ▁suffered ▁a ▁surprise ▁defeat ▁in ▁the ▁final s ▁to ▁Argent ine ▁te en ager ▁Juan ▁Martín ▁del ▁Pot ro ▁in ▁straight ▁sets . ▁Gas quet ▁began ▁with ▁a ▁first - round ▁win ▁over ▁French man ▁Mich a ël ▁L l od ra ▁in ▁the ▁C inc inn ati ▁Masters , ▁after ▁L l od ra ▁retired , ▁and ▁then ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁to ▁D mit ry ▁T urs un ov ▁in ▁straight ▁sets . ▁Gas quet ▁made ▁a ▁first - round ▁exit ▁from ▁the ▁US ▁Open , ▁losing ▁against ▁Tommy ▁Ha as ▁in ▁five ▁sets . ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 : ▁Str ugg les ▁with ▁form ▁and ▁testing ▁positive ▁for ▁c oca ine ▁Gas quet ▁began ▁his ▁ 2 0 0