Britain, Canada, Italy reach qualifying round of Billie Jean King Cup
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Britain, Canada, Italy and Ukraine were among the eight countries that reached the qualifying round of the 2022 Billie Jean King Cup with victories Saturday.
These were the first matches in the women's tennis team competition since its name was changed from Fed Cup last year.
Also advancing were Kazakhstan, Latvia, Netherlands and Poland.
Britain beat Mexico 3-1, Canada defeated Serbia 4-0, Italy eliminated Romania 3-1 and Ukraine shut out Japan 4-0. Kazakhstan got past Argentina 3-2, Latvia beat India 3-1, Netherlands edged China 3-2 and Poland defeated Brazil 3-2.
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