▁kne e ▁injury . ▁Gas quet , ▁later ▁announced ▁his ▁decision ▁to ▁not ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁up coming ▁Be ij ing ▁Olympics , ▁prefer ring ▁instead ▁to ▁prepare ▁for ▁the ▁US ▁Open . ▁He ▁joined ▁fellow ▁top - ten ▁players ▁Andy ▁Rod d ick , ▁M ard y ▁Fish ▁and ▁former ▁top - 1 0 ▁player ▁Tommy ▁Ha as , ▁a ▁silver ▁medal ist ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁at ▁the ▁Sydney ▁Olympic ▁Games ▁to ▁all ▁opt ed ▁out ▁of ▁that ▁year ' s ▁Olympic ▁Games . ▁ ▁Gas quet ▁began ▁the ▁grass - court ▁season ▁at ▁Queen ' s ▁Club , ▁where ▁he ▁defeated ▁Mario ▁An č ić ▁of ▁Cro atia ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round , ▁and ▁Italian ▁Sim one ▁B ole l li ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round . ▁However , ▁in ▁his ▁quarter final ▁match , ▁he ▁fell ▁to ▁David ▁N al band ian ▁of ▁Argentina . ▁This ▁was ▁Gas quet ' s ▁first ▁quarter final ▁appearance ▁in ▁a ▁tournament ▁that ▁year . ▁At ▁W im ble don , ▁Gas quet ▁was ▁the ▁e ighth ▁seed ▁and ▁defeated ▁American ▁M ard y ▁Fish ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round . ▁In ▁his ▁next ▁two ▁matches , ▁he ▁defeated ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁his ▁compat ri ots , ▁S éb ast ien ▁Gros je an ▁and ▁G illes ▁Simon . ▁He ▁went ▁out ▁to ▁Andy ▁Murray ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁round ▁despite ▁serving ▁for ▁the ▁match ▁at ▁ 5 – 4 ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁set . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁new ▁tennis ▁rank ings ▁posted