Fernando Gonzalez saved three match points yesterday to beat James Blake of the United States 4-6, 7-5, 11-9 and advance to the Olympic tennis final.

Gonzalez fell behind 5-6, love-40 serving in the final set. But the Chilean hit four consecutive winners to hold, and on his fifth match point in the final game, he smacked a serve that Blake hit into the net.

Top-ranked Jelena Jankovic lost in the women’s quarterfinals to No. 6 Dinara Safina of Russia 6-2, 5-7, 6-3. Safina won her 14th match in a row and will play Li Na of China on Saturday in the semifinals.

The other women’s semifinal will be an all-Russian matchup between No. 5 Elena Dementieva and No. 9 Vera Zvonareva.

After Blake’s match, he accused Gonzalez of failing to fess up on a disputed point two games before the finish.

The incident that upset Blake occurred with Gonzalez serving at 8-9 in the final set. On the first point, Blake hit a backhand passing shot long but contended the ball ticked Gonzalez’s racket before landing, as TV replays confirmed.

Gonzalez will face Spanish idol Rafael Nadal in the final for the gold medal.