Daniil Medvedev won over the Melbourne Park spectators on Saturday as he eased into the last 16 along with fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas

France's Benoit Paire was removed from the US Open men's draw on Sunday after the Grand Slam tournament announced an unidentified player had been withdrawn after testing positive for COVID-19.

France is captained by world number 55 Gilles Simon, and both Benoit Paire and Gael Monfils credited the 35-year-old with helping them overcome their opponents.

Leander Paes continued to defy his years on Friday, two weeks before his 46th birthday, winning his opening doubles match alongside in-form Frenchman Benoit Paire as he goes in search of fifth French Open trophy.

World number one Roger Federer kept his quest for a 10th Halle grasscourt title alive by saving two match points to defeat France's Benoit Paire 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (9/7) and make the quarter-finals on Thursday.

Third seed Federer reached his 50th Grand Slam quarter-final and 15th at Wimbledon with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 win over Grigor Dimitrov.

The 474-ranked player put up a spirited fight against a far superior Benoit Paire but went down 3-6, 4-6 in one hour and 25 minutes.

Rafael Nadal, a 14-time Grand Slam champion, is now just one win away from matching Argentine legend Guillermo Vilas's record of 49 clay-court titles.

Stanislas Wawrinka brushed aside Benoit Paire 6-3, 6-4 in just one hour and five minutes.

Benoit Paire of France celebrates after his victory over Kei Nishikori of Japan in their men's singles semi-final match at the Japan Open.