▁won ▁the ▁tie ▁ 3 - 1 . ▁In ▁February , ▁Gas quet ▁reached ▁the ▁singles ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁Open ▁Sud ▁de ▁France ▁for ▁the ▁sixth ▁consecutive ▁year , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁his ▁coun tr yman ▁Lucas ▁P ou ille ▁in ▁straight ▁sets . ▁Gas quet ▁lost ▁his ▁opening ▁singles ▁matches ▁in ▁his ▁next ▁three ▁tournament s ▁- ▁Rot ter dam , ▁Dub ai ▁and ▁Miami . ▁On ▁ 2 ▁April , ▁he ▁dropped ▁to ▁world ▁no . ▁ 3 8 ▁in ▁the ▁ATP ▁singles ▁rank ings ▁- ▁his ▁lowest ▁since ▁being ▁world ▁No . ▁ 3 8 ▁on ▁ 6 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Gas quet ▁ended ▁his ▁run ▁of ▁four ▁consecutive ▁singles ▁defe ats ▁at ▁the ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁Hass an ▁II , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁be aten ▁in ▁the ▁semif inals ▁by ▁K yle ▁Edmund . ▁At ▁the ▁Monte - Car lo ▁Masters , ▁Gas quet ▁recorded ▁his ▁ 5 0 0 th ▁ATP ▁Tour ▁career ▁main ▁draw ▁singles ▁victory ▁with ▁a ▁third - round ▁win ▁over ▁M isch a ▁Z ver ev . ▁He ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁French man ▁in ▁the ▁Open ▁era ▁and ▁only ▁the ▁e ighth ▁active ▁player ▁to ▁achieve ▁that ▁mil estone . ▁He ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Alexander ▁Z ver ev ▁( M isch a ▁Z ver ev ' s ▁younger ▁brother ) ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s , ▁despite ▁winning ▁the ▁first ▁set . ▁Gas quet ▁won ▁only ▁one ▁singles ▁match ▁( in ▁Madrid ) ▁in ▁his ▁next ▁three ▁tournament