Puerta reaches French Open final

Mariano Puerta booked his place in the final of the French Open on Friday with a thrilling five-set victory over 12th seeded Russian Nikolay Davydenko.

Argentinian Puerta, who was not seeded at the start of the competition, came from 2-1 down in sets to claim a 6-3 5-7 2-6 6-4 6-4 win in three hours and 29 minutes.