VICTORIA Davies beat sixth seed Anne Keothavong to reach the women's singles final.

The 29-year-old from South Wales had already ousted two of Britain's top players in Helen Crook and Elena Baltacha, and added hot young prospect Keothavong to her list of victims with a 6-3 1-6 6-4 triumph.

Ranked number 19 in this country, Davies displayed the greater mental strength against her 18-year-old opponent to book a meeting with Julie Pullin or Hannah Collin in Saturday's title showdown.