Richard Gasquet: Difference between revisions

Gasquet began 2011 at the [[2011 Aircel Chennai Open]] losing to [[Björn Phau]] 1-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(4). He then headed to Australia to play in the [[2011 Medibank International Sydney]] losing to [[Viktor Troicki]] 6-4, 6-4. He then played in the first slam of the year at the [[2011 Australian Open]] losing in the third round to [[Tomáš Berdych]] 6-2, 7-6(3), 6-2. He then competed at the [[2011 PBZ Zagreb Indoors]], where he reached the quarterfinals after a bye and the withdrawal of [[Arnaud Clement]], however he retired against [[Michael Berrer]] 5-2 down due to a shoulder injury. After a short break, he played in the [[2011 Dubai Tennis Championships]] where he defeated qualifiers [[Grigor Dimitrov]] and [[Sergei Bubka (tennis)|Sergei Bubka]], as well as compatriot [[Gilles Simon]], before he lost to top seed [[Roger Federer]] in the semifinals in straight sets, despite serving for the second set. At the [[BNP Paribas Open]] he defeated top 10 players [[Jurgen Melzer]] and [[Andy Roddick]]. He lost to eventual champion [[Novak Djokovic]] in the quarterfinals. With the result, he made his return to the top 20 of the rankings. HeIn [[2011 Sony Ericsson Open|Miami]], he will vs.play [[Paolo Lorenzi]] in the 2nd round, who defeatedupset [[Ivan Ljubicic]], in straightthe sets2nd round.