At Roland Garros, he was defeated in the second round, and sidelined for almost three months with a knee injury.
Gonzalez returned in New Haven where he lost in the second round to Radek Stepanek. At the US Open, he retired from his first round match against Ivan Dodig. On the September 21, Gonzalez announced he would be having surgery on his right hip, and possibly right knee, on October 4 and was expected to be out for eight to nine months.