, ▁his ▁highest ▁ranking ▁to ▁date . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁week ▁in ▁G sta ad , ▁as ▁def ending ▁champion , ▁he ▁beat ▁Rub én ▁Ram í rez ▁H idal go ▁and ▁a ven ged ▁his ▁Roland ▁Gar ros ▁loss ▁to ▁Krist of ▁V lie gen , ▁but ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s ▁to ▁Ig or ▁And ree v . ▁He ▁bow ed ▁out ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁US ▁Open ▁because ▁of ▁a ▁virus . ▁Gas quet ▁returned ▁to ▁action ▁in ▁M umb ai , ▁India ▁winning ▁his ▁fifth ▁career ▁ATP ▁title ▁by ▁be ating ▁Oliv ier ▁Ro chus ▁in ▁the ▁final . ▁He ▁followed ▁this ▁up ▁by ▁reaching ▁the ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁Tokyo ▁ATP ▁tournament , ▁losing ▁to ▁David ▁Fer rer ▁in ▁straight ▁sets . ▁ ▁He ▁took ▁a ▁few ▁weeks ▁break ▁and ▁then ▁played ▁in ▁Lyon ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁def ending ▁champion . ▁He ▁lost ▁to ▁Ts ong a ▁( wh om ▁he ▁beat ▁at ▁W im ble don ) ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round ▁in ▁straight ▁sets . ▁At ▁the ▁Paris ▁Masters , ▁Gas quet ▁defeated ▁Ts ong a ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁and ▁sixth ▁seed ▁James ▁Bla ke ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁round . ▁He ▁beat ▁Andy ▁Murray ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁semif inals , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁stopped ▁by ▁David ▁N al band ian ▁in ▁straight ▁sets . ▁With ▁his ▁performance ▁in ▁Paris , ▁Gas quet ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁Tennis ▁Masters ▁Cup , ▁cl inch ing ▁e ighth ▁place . ▁At ▁the