8 ▁tie break . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁young est ▁French ▁player ▁ever ▁to ▁defeat ▁a ▁world ▁No . ▁ 1 . ▁However , ▁the ▁event ual ▁champion ▁Rafael ▁Nad al ▁defeated ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁semif inals . ▁ ▁F resh ▁off ▁of ▁his ▁win ▁over ▁Feder er ▁and ▁having ▁just ▁be aten ▁Parad orn ▁S rich ap han ▁in ▁straight ▁sets , ▁the ▁rising ▁te en ▁disappoint ingly ▁lost ▁against ▁Andre ▁Ag ass i ▁in ▁Rome . ▁A ▁month ▁later , ▁he ▁reached ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁Hamburg ▁Masters , ▁where , ▁this ▁time , ▁he ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Feder er ▁in ▁three ▁sets . ▁ ▁In ▁May , ▁Gas quet ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁singles ▁match ▁at ▁Roland ▁Gar ros . ▁On ▁ 1 8 ▁June , ▁his ▁ 1 9 th ▁birth day , ▁he ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁ATP ▁Tour ▁singles ▁title ▁be ating ▁Max ▁Mir ny i ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁Not ting ham ▁Open ▁in ▁England ▁on ▁grass . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁Davis ▁Cup ▁debut ▁against ▁Russia ▁in ▁July ▁where ▁he ▁won ▁his ▁first ▁rub ber ▁against ▁Ig or ▁And ree v ▁but ▁lost ▁second ▁to ▁Nikol ay ▁Dav y den ko . ▁ ▁Gas quet ▁had ▁to ▁miss ▁the ▁last ▁two ▁months ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁because ▁of ▁an ▁el bow ▁injury . ▁He ▁finished ▁the ▁year ▁as ▁French ▁number ▁one ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁▁ 2 0 0 6 : ▁Three ▁ATP ▁Tour ▁singles ▁titles ▁on ▁three ▁different ▁surfaces ,