bian ▁player ▁Nov ak ▁Dj ok ov ic ▁got ▁the ▁better ▁of ▁him ▁in ▁three ▁sets . ▁ ▁He ▁reached ▁the ▁doubles ▁final ▁of ▁the ▁Monte ▁Carlo ▁Masters ▁with ▁Jul ien ▁Ben net eau , ▁where ▁the ▁French ▁team ▁lost ▁to ▁Bob ▁and ▁Mike ▁Bry an . ▁Despite ▁losing ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Open ▁to ▁Krist of ▁V lie gen , ▁he ▁rose ▁two ▁sp ots ▁to ▁a ▁career ▁high ▁No . ▁ 1 1 . ▁ ▁Gas quet ▁then ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁semif inal ▁at ▁W im ble don . ▁He ▁beat ▁fellow ▁French men ▁Nicolas ▁Mah ut ▁and ▁Jo - Wil fried ▁Ts ong a ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁a ▁quarter final ▁show down ▁with ▁Andy ▁Rod d ick . ▁In ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁W im ble don ▁quarter final s , ▁Gas quet ▁recovered ▁from ▁a ▁sl ugg ish ▁start ▁and ▁a ▁def ic it ▁of ▁two ▁sets ▁and ▁a ▁break ▁in ▁the ▁third , ▁to ▁ups et ▁the ▁two - time ▁final ist ▁by ▁a ▁sc or eline ▁in ▁five ▁sets . ▁Gas quet ▁managed ▁to ▁score ▁an ▁amaz ing ▁ 9 3 ▁w inners , ▁many ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁with ▁his ▁tra dem ark ▁back hand ▁down ▁the ▁line . ▁He ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁semif inals ▁to ▁Feder er ▁( who ▁beat ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁event ▁the ▁previous ▁year ). ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁top - 1 0 ▁debut ▁at ▁No . ▁ 7 ▁as ▁a ▁result