<p>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.</p>
<p>These were the first matches in the women’s tennis team competition since its name was changed from Fed Cup last year.</p>
<p>Also advancing were Kazakhstan, Latvia, Netherlands and Poland. </p>
<p>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.</p>
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