Coco Gauff of the U.S. returns a ball during a match against Magda Linette and Alicja Rosolska of Poland on the second day of the Billie Jean King Cup finals at Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) - Coco Gauff and Caty McNally beat the Polish pair of Magda Linette and Alicja Rosolska 6-1, 6-2 to give the United States a 2-1 win at the Billie Jean King Cup team event on Wednesday.
Earlier Linette beat Madison Keys 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 in singles to force the deciding doubles after Danielle Collins gave the Americans a 1-0 lead in the opening singles against Magdalena French with a 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (2) win.
The tournament was formerly known as the Fed Cup and is the premiere team event in women's tennis.
The Americans had rested their top player, Gauff, for the singles after she played at the WTA Finals in Forth Worth, Texas last week.
Collins' match began about two later than scheduled after some long matches earlier in the day, and the decisive doubles match finished after 12:30 a.m. Thursday.
Spain, Switzerland and Slovakia all earned victories earlier.
Paula Badosa gave Spain an unassailable 2-0 lead against Kazakhstan by beating Elena Rybakina 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 in her debut at the event.
Switzerland swept Italy 3-0 with Jil Teichmann and Belinda Bencic both winning their singles matches before teaming up to take the doubles match as well.
Viktoria Kuzmova and Anna Karolina Schmiedlova had singles wins for Slovakia, which beat Belgium 2-1.
There are 12 teams in the competition and they are split into four groups of three. Each match consists of two singles and a doubles.
The group winners will advance to the semifinals on Saturday, with the final on Sunday.
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Coco Gauff, right, and Caty McNally of the U.S. react during a match against Magda Linette and Alicja Rosolska of Poland on the second day of the Billie Jean King Cup finals at Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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Anna Danilina and Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan react during a match against Aliona Bolsova and Paula Badosa of Spain, on the second day of the Billie Jean King Cup finals at Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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Aliona Bolsova, right, and Paula Badosa of Spain react during a match against Anna Danilina and Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan, on the second day of the Billie Jean King Cup finals at Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan returns a ball during a match against Paula Badosa of Spain, on the second day of the Billie Jean King Cup finals at Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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Magda Linette of Poland serves during a match against Madison Keys of the USA, on the second day of the Billie Jean King Cup finals at Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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Magda Linette of Poland celebrates after winning a match against Madison Keys of the USA, on the second day of the Billie Jean King Cup finals at Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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Captain Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan watches the match of Anna Danilina and Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan against Aliona Bolsova and Paula Badosa of Spain, on the second day of the Billie Jean King Cup finals at Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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Coco Gauff, right, and Caty McNally of the U.S. gesture during a match against Magda Linette and Alicja Rosolska of Poland on the second day of the Billie Jean King Cup finals at Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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Coco Gauff, right, and Caty McNally of the U.S. gesture during a match against Magda Linette and Alicja Rosolska of Poland on the second day of the Billie Jean King Cup finals at Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland, Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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