, ▁Gas quet , ▁seed ed ▁nin th , ▁ou sted ▁fifth ▁seed ▁Ke i ▁N ish ik ori ▁in ▁four ▁sets ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁round ▁to ▁reach ▁his ▁first ▁French ▁Open ▁singles ▁quarter final , ▁where ▁he ▁lost ▁to ▁second ▁seed ▁Andy ▁Murray ▁in ▁four ▁sets . ▁ ▁At ▁W im ble don , ▁Gas quet ▁was ▁playing ▁his ▁fourth - round ▁match ▁against ▁Ts ong a ▁when ▁the ▁former ▁retired ▁down ▁ 2 - 4 ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁set ▁because ▁of ▁pain ▁in ▁his ▁back ▁inter cost al ▁mus cles . ▁ ▁Gas quet ▁with d rew ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Olympics ▁tennis ▁tournament ▁because ▁of ▁his ▁back ▁injury . ▁In ▁the ▁men ' s ▁singles ▁draw , ▁Gas quet ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁his ▁compat ri ot ▁Ben o ît ▁Pa ire , ▁while ▁in ▁the ▁men ' s ▁doubles ▁draw ▁he ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Ga ël ▁Mon fil s , ▁who ▁pa ired ▁up ▁with ▁Ts ong a . ▁▁ 2 0 1 7 : ▁Hop man ▁Cup ▁& ▁Davis ▁Cup ▁vict ories ▁Gas quet ▁stated ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁his ▁goal ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁ten ▁of ▁the ▁ATP ▁singles ▁rank ings ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁He ▁also ▁stated ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁achieve ▁greater ▁success ▁at ▁the ▁bigger ▁tournament s , ▁which ▁he ▁defined ▁as ▁the ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁events ▁and ▁the ▁Davis ▁Cup ▁( r ather ▁than ▁the ▁Masters ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁tournament s ). ▁He ▁started ▁the ▁year ▁at