while the United States beat England.
Perth: Bethanie Mattek-Sands beat Britain's Laura Robson 6-4, 6-2 on Friday to secure the win the United States needed to reach Saturday's Hopman Cup final.
The US team of Mattek-Sands and John Isner will meet Belgium, which advanced after Serbia had to withdraw from the tournament because of an injury to Ana Ivanovic.
Mattek-Sands' power and consistency proved too much for the 16-year-old Robson, who received treatment for tightness in her right thigh on a day dominated by injuries.
Earlier, Italy's No 7-ranked Francesca Schiavone had to retire from her match against France's Kristina Mladenovic with a groin problem.
France won the tie 2-0 when Nicolas Mahut beat Potito Starace 6-3, 7-6 (2).
That left the US needing to win only one rubber in its tie against already-eliminated Britain and Mattek-Sands delivered it with her third singles win of the week.
Isner later faces No 4-ranked Andy Murray.
Ivanovic told a news conference that she will miss next week's Sydney International but hopes to be fit for the Australian Open, which begins on Jan 17.
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