World No. 6 Kei Nishikori and Taro Daniel won their reverse singles as Japan came from behind to defeat Columbia 3-2 in their playoff and remain in the Davis Cup World Group on Sunday.
Colombia entered Sunday with a 2-1 lead after the veteran duo of Robert Farah and Juan Sebastian beat Yasutaka Uchiyama and 19-year-old Davis Cup debutant Yoshihito Nishioka in the doubles.
But that lead was wiped out when Nishikori defeated hometown hero Santiago Giraldo 6-4, 6-2, 7-6 (7-3) in Sunday's first singles match and Daniel beat veteran Alejandro Falla 7-6 (7-3), 6-3, 6-2 for his first Davis Cup win.