PHOTO OF THE DAY Martina Hingis of Switzerland bites her racket after losing the first set during her semifinal against Jennifer Capriati of the United States at Roland Garros Thursday. Capriati defeated Hingis 6-4, 6-3. GRAND SLAM SNIPPETS Kim Clijsters turns 18 on Friday, but the Belgian says she won't celebrate until later. Clijsters needs to keep her focus on the final Saturday. "I'm still in the tournament," said Clijsters. "I'm going to do all the same things that I've been doing throughout the two weeks." The teenager said she'll make time for fun later. "Once I'm out of the tournament, I'll have a party," she said with a smile. "I think." Alex Corretja gave his father, Luis, a wonderful birthday present by winning his quarterfinal match against Roger Federer at Roland Garros on Wednesday. The Corretja family then celebrated both occasions by dining at an Italian restaurant near the Champs Elysees with the Spanish national broadcaster TVE filming it. Corretja faces Sebastien Grosjean in Friday's semifinals. Juan Carlos Ferrero, who faces defending champ Gustavo Kuerten in the semifinals, enjoyed a spectacular boat ride down the Seine river along famous Parisian spots such as Notre Dame, Louvre, Hotel de Ville and Musee d'Orsay. The Spanish star was joined onboard the Batobus Paris by his father, two sisters, his coach and fitness trainer and numerous TV crews and photographers. Andy Roddick had to retire from his third-round French Open match, but he is still the tournament's serve speed leader. Roddick topped the list as of Wednesday with a 131.1 mph serve. Trailing with serves of 129.9 mph were Mariano Zabaleta of Argentina, Wayne Arthurs of Australia and Greg Rusedski of Great Britain. By comparison, semifinalists Gustavo Kuerten and Sebastien Grosjean have had much slower serves. Kuerten has reached 123.1 mph, Grosjean 121.2 mph. Not giving up Martina Hingis still believes she will have plenty of chances to win the French Open and complete her Grand Slam collection. After her disappointing 6-4, 6-3 loss to American Jennifer Capriati on Thursday, the Swiss world No. 1 said she would put the disappointment behind her and return next year to Roland Garros to try again. "I've shown in the past that I'm able to win this tournament," Hingis said. "It's not that I missed a chance to win here; it's just a loss. "That's the thing that stays with you. The only thing I can do is learn and improve until I get better and get another chance." Only 20 years old, time would appear to be on Hingis' side. But while the Swiss has five Grand Slam trophies to her name, the French title has proved elusive. Hingis has reached the French final twice. In 1999 she lost her composure, and the title, to Steffi Graf. In 1997 she fell to Iva Majoli. Having not won a Grand Slam since the 1999 Australian Open, Hingis arrived in Paris looking poised to end her drought and add the final jewel to her Grand Slam crown. "I think I played some good matches," Hingis said. "I think I had a great chance to win the whole thing. "Today I had too many chances that I wasted." AROUND ROLAND GARROS Who's the favorite of them all? Martina Hingis may have faced jeers from fans at the French Open, but she was still voted the most popular player at this year's tournament. The top-seeded Swiss star with a big smile and cheerful demeanor was voted the "nicest and most natural player" based in polling by Sanex, one of the tournament's corporate sponsors. Of 60,495 votes cast by fans, Hingis won 19 percent or 11,715 votes. Hingis has endured hisses and whistles from fans who still recall her tantrum in the 1999 final she lost to Steffi Graf. During this year's tournament she was occasionally booed for questioning line calls. Trailing Hingis in the popularity contest was Jennifer Capriati, who won 11 percent of the vote. The American beat Hingis 6-4, 6-3 in the semifinals Thursday. Belgian Justine Henin came in third, and French favorite Amelie Mauresmo was voted the fourth nicest player. Sanex, which makes deodorant and other toiletries, has a three-year contract with Hingis that requires the Swiss star to endorse the company in commercials and advertisements. "The fact that she was presented with the award today has nothing to do with the endorsement," said Anne Laboulais, a Sanex spokeswoman. Nothing personal: Belgian teenagers Justine Henin and Kim Clijsters might be close friends off the court, but they tried to leave personal feelings on the sidelines during their semifinal Thursday. "It's always difficult to play against a friend," Henin said after losing to Clijsters 2-6, 7-5, 6-3 in the women's semifinals. "Maybe if it had been somebody else, it would have been easier." Henin wished her friend good luck in the final Saturday, where Clijsters faces American Jennifer Capriati. "It's hard," Clijsters said. "But tennis is still a sport, and I think she's been through enough things to realize that it's not the most important thing in your life." OVERHEARD JENNIFER CAPRIATI After her defeat of Martina Hingis: "This is the best tennis I've played, and I'm being so consistent. But also it's been a long time." KIM CLIJSTERS After defeating her friend Justine Henin: "Of course she's very disappointed, but in a few days she'll be over it. At least I hope so." ANDRE AGASSI After his quarterfinal loss to Sebastien Grosjean: "It's pretty disappointing at the moment. I played well. He played a lot better."