▁second ▁Masters ▁ 1 0 0 0 ▁singles ▁final ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁Gas quet ▁had ▁a ▁slow ▁start ▁after ▁a ▁first - round ▁defeat ▁by ▁Tommy ▁Ha as ▁at ▁the ▁Australian ▁Open . ▁He ▁later ▁a ven ged ▁this ▁defeat ▁in ▁the ▁Davis ▁Cup ▁first - round ▁tie ▁against ▁Germany , ▁where ▁he ▁beat ▁Ha as ▁in ▁five ▁sets . ▁However , ▁he ▁lost ▁both ▁his ▁singles ▁rub bers ▁in ▁a ▁quarter final ▁tie ▁versus ▁Russia ▁and ▁suffered ▁an ▁ab dom inal ▁injury ▁in ▁that ▁tie ▁which ▁left ▁him ▁out ▁of ▁action ▁for ▁a ▁month . ▁Having ▁strugg led ▁to ▁find ▁any ▁form ▁after ▁his ▁com eb ack ▁during ▁the ▁cl ay ▁season , ▁Gas quet ▁went ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Open ▁to ▁David ▁N al band ian . ▁ ▁Following ▁a ▁disappoint ing ▁opening ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁in ▁the ▁space ▁of ▁three ▁weeks ▁he ▁successfully ▁def ended ▁his ▁title ▁at ▁Not ting ham , ▁lost ▁in ▁a ▁first - round ▁meeting ▁with ▁Roger ▁Feder er ▁at ▁W im ble don , ▁and ▁won ▁his ▁second ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁on ▁cl ay ▁in ▁G sta ad . ▁Gas quet ' s ▁form ▁continued ▁to ▁improve ▁heading ▁towards ▁the ▁US ▁Open , ▁as ▁he ▁reached ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁Masters ▁Series ▁event ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁again ▁being ▁halt ed ▁by ▁Feder er ▁in ▁three ▁sets . ▁He ▁reached ▁the ▁fourth ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁Open ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁year ▁in ▁a ▁row ,