▁Ant werp ▁held ▁in ▁mid - Oct ober , ▁Gas quet ▁reached ▁his ▁sixth ▁and ▁final ▁ATP ▁World ▁Tour ▁singles ▁semif inal ▁of ▁the ▁year ; ▁he ▁lost ▁his ▁semif inal ▁match ▁to ▁K yle ▁Edmund ▁in ▁straight ▁sets . ▁Gas quet ▁played ▁his ▁last ▁tournament ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁at ▁the ▁Paris ▁Masters , ▁where ▁he ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁to ▁the ▁No . ▁ 1 6 ▁seed ▁Jack ▁So ck ▁ 3 – 6 , ▁ 3 – 6 . ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁November , ▁Gas quet ▁with d rew ▁from ▁the ▁Davis ▁Cup ▁World ▁Group ▁final ▁against ▁Cro atia ▁that ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁St ade ▁Pierre - M au roy ▁on ▁ 2 3 - 2 5 ▁November , ▁due ▁to ▁injury . ▁▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Gas quet ▁under w ent ▁gro in ▁h ern ia ▁surg ery ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁January . ▁The ▁recovery ▁process ▁was ▁expected ▁to ▁last ▁for ▁two ▁months . ▁ ▁Gas quet ▁played ▁his ▁first ▁tournament ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁on ▁the ▁international ▁circuit ▁at ▁the ▁Madrid ▁Open , ▁where ▁he ▁defeated ▁the ▁Spanish ▁wild ▁card ▁Ale j andro ▁David ov ich ▁F ok ina ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁match ▁( in ▁the ▁main ▁draw ▁first ▁round ) ▁before ▁losing ▁his ▁second ▁round ▁match ▁against ▁the ▁No . ▁ 4 ▁seed ▁Roger ▁Feder er . ▁ ▁Play ing ▁style ▁Gas quet ▁is ▁an ▁all - court ▁player , ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁complete ▁and ▁elegant ▁game ▁as ▁well