Carlos Alcaraz is Turning Heads After French Open Announcement originally appeared on Athlon Sports. There's a reason Carlos Alcaraz is gaining popularity as the "Prince of Clay" — a nickname widely seen as a sign that he's following the "King of Clay," Rafael Nadal, as the next Spanish conqueror of the tennis clay surface.

Carlos Alcaraz has called himself for breaking the rules at the French Open and conceded a point during his four-set victory over Ben Shelton.

Frances Tiafoe joined his fellow American in the last-eight with a straight-sets victory over Daniel Altmaier. The 15th seed had never previously made it beyond the third round at Roland Garros, but he will face Lorenzo Musetti or Holger Rune for a place in the semi-finals.