▁At ▁the ▁French ▁Open , ▁he ▁reached ▁another ▁fourth ▁round ▁falling ▁to ▁Stanis las ▁W aw r ink a ▁in ▁a ▁t ough ▁ 5 ▁set ter , ▁with ▁the ▁Swiss ▁taking ▁the ▁fifth ▁set ▁ 8 - 6 , ▁despite ▁Gas quet ▁taking ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁sets . ▁His ▁ 6 ▁consecutive ▁fourth ▁round ▁appearance ▁at ▁a ▁sl am ▁ended ▁at ▁W im ble don , ▁when ▁he ▁fell ▁into ▁the ▁third ▁round ▁to ▁Australian ▁Bernard ▁Tom ic ▁in ▁four ▁tight ▁sets . ▁At ▁the ▁US ▁Open , ▁the ▁French man ▁reached ▁his ▁first ▁sl am ▁semif inal ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁W im ble don , ▁when ▁he ▁defeated ▁David ▁Fer rer ▁in ▁five ▁sets , ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁Sp ani ard ▁in ▁five ▁years . ▁However , ▁he ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁four ▁to ▁event ual ▁champion ▁Rafael ▁Nad al ▁in ▁straight ▁sets ▁ ▁He ▁won ▁his ▁third ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁at ▁the ▁Kre ml in ▁Cup ▁defe ating ▁Mik h ail ▁K uk ush kin , ▁this ▁the ▁most ▁he ▁has ▁won ▁since ▁winning ▁three ▁as ▁well ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁French man ' s ▁second ▁appearance ▁at ▁the ▁Tour ▁Final s , ▁his ▁first ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁of ▁the ▁alternate ▁sp ots ▁went ▁to ▁French man ▁Jo - Wil fried ▁Ts ong a . ▁Ts ong a ▁reached ▁two ▁final s ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁both ▁in ▁France ▁at ▁the