Japan fought back from 2-1 down to beat Britain 3-2 in its Davis Cup qualifier on Saturday to advance to the second round while the United States sealed a 4-0 victory over Taiwan.

With the score tied at 1-1 after Friday¡¯s singles rubbers, Britain¡¯s Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski beat Japanese duo Yosuke Watanuki and Takeru Yuzuki 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3), in the doubles to move within one victory of the next round.

But Yoshihito Nishioka leveled the score with a 6-3, 7-6 (0), win over Jacob Fearnley before Kei Nishikori, a former world No. 4, got the better of Billy Harris with a 6-2, 6-3, win.

Nishikori had lost to Fearnley in straight sets on Friday but this time the former U.S. Open finalist wrapped up the tie in 73 minutes for the 300th hard-court win of his career as Japan beat Britain for the first time.

¡°I had a bad day yesterday. I tried to be more solid and aggressive and stay calm today,¡± said the 35-year-old Nishikori, who was part of the team that lost to Britain in 2016.

¡°Very happy that the team won. This win will give us confidence. Our goal is to get to the main draw.¡±

Britain¡¯s Davis Cup captain Leon Smith congratulated Japan and praised their team¡¯s depth.

¡°You¡¯ve got Nishioka who¡¯s been top 25, Nishikori has been No. 4 in the ATP rankings,¡± Smith said.

¡°So there¡¯s a lot of quality and we pushed them hard. We wish Team Japan all the very best for the rest of this year as well.¡±

The U.S. was 2-0 up against Taiwan after Friday¡¯s rubbers in Taipei City and sealed the tie when Olympic silver medalists Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram beat Ray Ho and Wu Tung-Lin 6-4, 7-6 (4), to set up their first home tie in three years.

Mackenzie McDonald then beat Huang Tsung-Hao 6-2, 6-3 as the Americans¡¯ experience shone through and they won 4-0 without dropping serve even once in the tie.

¡°Fortunately we were able to finish the job in the first match. We took care of our serve really well,¡± Krajicek said.

The U.S. will play the Czech Republic in the second round in September after the European side beat South Korea in the doubles rubber to take a 3-0 lead.

The first round of the Davis Cup has 26 teams playing for a place in September¡¯s second round of qualifiers.

Last year¡¯s runner-up, the Netherlands, will join the competition in the second round, which will consist of seven ties in a battle to make November¡¯s Final 8 alongside hosts Italy.