UPDATE 1-Tennis-Belgian Darcis defeats Bjorkman in Memphis semis

(updates with Soederling match)

NEW YORK, March 1 (Reuters) - Unseeded Belgian Steve Darcis reached the Memphis Championship final with a 4-6 6-1 6-4 victory over veteran Swede Jonas Bjorkman on Saturday.

Darcis, seeking his second career title, next faces eighth-seeded Swede Robin Soederling, who served his way to a 7-6 6-3 upset of fourth seed Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic.

In the women's draw, teenager Olga Govortsova of Belarus meets fourth-seeded American Lindsay Davenport in the final later on Saturday.

The unseeded Bjorkman, 35, recorded the only service break of the opening set but failed to break the 23-year-old Darcis in the second and third.

"From the beginning I played great," Darcis told reporters. "Jonas's start was unbelievable, he played some amazing shots.

"After I broke him in the second set maybe he was a little tired. In the third I put pressure on him again with my serve."

Soederling blasted 12 aces and did not lose serve to defeat Stepanek for the third time in four career matches.

(Writing by Steve Ginsburg in Washington; Editing by Greg Stutchbury)