▁in ▁four ▁sets . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁US ▁Open , ▁Gas quet ▁made ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁singles ▁semif inals , ▁his ▁best ▁run ▁at ▁a ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁event ▁since ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁W im ble don ▁tournament . ▁He ▁defeated ▁David ▁Fer rer ▁in ▁the ▁quarter final s , ▁once ▁again ▁letting ▁a ▁two - set ▁lead ▁s lip ▁before ▁holding ▁his ▁n erve ▁to ▁win ▁ 6 - 3 ▁in ▁the ▁fifth . ▁He ▁was ▁ ▁be aten ▁in ▁the ▁semif inals ▁by ▁event ual ▁champion ▁Rafael ▁Nad al ▁in ▁straight ▁sets . ▁Nevertheless , ▁Gas quet ' s ▁run ▁strength ened ▁his ▁g rip ▁on ▁a ▁top - 1 0 ▁position , ▁and ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁World ▁Tour ▁Final s ▁for ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁in ▁his ▁career , ▁once ▁again ▁being ▁elimin ated ▁in ▁the ▁group ▁stage ▁after ▁defe ats ▁by ▁Juan ▁Martín ▁del ▁Pot ro ▁and ▁Roger ▁Feder er . ▁▁ 2 0 1 4 : ▁Str ugg les ▁and ▁inj uries , ▁Davis ▁Cup ▁final ▁Gas quet ▁started ▁his ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁Q atar ▁Ex x on ▁M obil ▁Open ▁in ▁D oh a , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁def ending ▁champion . ▁He ▁lost ▁to ▁Ga ël ▁Mon fil s ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round . ▁In ▁the ▁third ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁Australian ▁Open , ▁he ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Tommy ▁Rob red o ▁in ▁four ▁sets , ▁despite ▁taking ▁the ▁first ▁set ▁ 6 – 2 .