▁the ▁first ▁round ▁to ▁Juan ▁Ig na cio ▁Ch ela . ▁ ▁Next , ▁Gas quet ▁played ▁the ▁Ab ierto ▁Mex icano ▁Tel cel ▁tournament , ▁where ▁he ▁defeated ▁Carlos ▁Mo y á ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round . ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁round , ▁however , ▁he ▁lost ▁to ▁def ending ▁champion ▁Nicol ás ▁Al mag ro . ▁He ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁B NP ▁Par ib as ▁Open ▁to ▁Simon ▁Gre ul , ▁and ▁the ▁Sony ▁Eric sson ▁Open ▁to ▁Oliv ier ▁Ro chus . ▁In ▁April , ▁he ▁played ▁at ▁the ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁Hass an ▁II ▁tournament , ▁where ▁he ▁defeated ▁Oliv ier ▁Ro chus ▁and ▁And rey ▁Gol ube v , ▁before ▁losing ▁to ▁Victor ▁H ă nes cu ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s . ▁At ▁the ▁Monte - Car lo ▁Masters , ▁Gas quet ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁after ▁a ▁three - set ▁win ▁over ▁Spain ' s ▁Daniel ▁G im eno - Tra ver , ▁but ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Tom áš ▁B erd ych . ▁He ▁lost ▁to ▁Fernando ▁Ver das co ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁of ▁Barcelona , ▁after ▁defe ating ▁Ig or ▁And ree v ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round . ▁Gas quet ▁defeated ▁Oliv ier ▁Ro chus ▁and ▁Andreas ▁Se ppi ▁in ▁the ▁Ser bian ▁Open , ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁John ▁Is ner ▁despite ▁being ▁two ▁points ▁away ▁from ▁victory ▁and ▁a ▁break ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁set . ▁Gas quet ▁then ▁played ▁in ▁a ▁Ch allen ger ▁event ▁in ▁Bor de