As Maximilian Taucher was describing the thrill of becoming a Roland Garros champion on Friday, the Austrian teenager needed to look only a few metres for further inspiration.

The 17-year-old, who defeated American Charlie Cooper 6-2 7-6 (3) to win the boys’ singles wheelchair title, conducted his press duties as Tokito Oda chatted with Japanese journalists.

Taucher has spent many hours watching the deeds of the world No. 1 and other wheelchair stars live and via video reviews to identify what is critical to becoming a senior star.

“From the wheelchair players in the Top 10, I learn a lot from them. From him, I watch how he drives, how he plays the point and it is very cool when I see them here,” he said.

“I like to watch videos of him at home and also live. He is a player I can learn from.”

Taucher said his biggest inspiration in tennis was Rafael Nadal and, like a lot of juniors competing at Roland Garros this week, was thrilled by the ceremony for him at the start of the tournament.

But he has also had the chance to meet Jannik Sinner in Paris, with the world No. 1 chatting to him a couple of times while offering him encouragement.

“He is a very nice guy. He said to me that I am a very good player and he wished me good luck for the future,” Taucher said. “They play incredible tennis. It is the best tennis I have ever seen.”

Taucher, who has been playing tennis for almost half his life, said it was a thrill to win at Roland Garros given his favourite surface to play on was clay.

“It's very cool to win a Grand Slam. It's the biggest victory that we can have in tennis,” he said. “Because my favorite surface is clay that means it is even more important to me that I have won at Roland Garros.”

Both Taucher and Cooper played an attractive style of tennis and there were some thrilling moments in the second set as they strived for ascendancy on Court 12.

“The first set I played very well. I was able to play my tennis,” he said.

“But in the second set, Charlie played better and better, so we were in a very tight match. The second set was good tennis from both. It was getting better and better.”

The pair later combined to win the boys’ doubles final to cap a fine visit to Roland Garros.

Taucher, whose next event is in Switzerland, was celebrating his triumph when Brazilian Vitoria Miranda, the top seed, secured the girls’ wheelchair success with a 6-3 6-2 win against Sabina Czauz.

Meanwhile, Yui Kamiji will bid to win her fifth Roland Garros women's singles title on Saturday after edging Li Xiaohui in a thrilling semi-final 6-2 6-7 (4) 6-4 in a match lasting 2hr 15min.

She plays Aniek Van Koot after her 6-4 6-4 defeat of South Africa’s Kgothatso Montjane. The Dutch champion will complete the career Grand Slam should she win on Saturday.

Oda, who defeated Martin De La Puente 6-4 6-4, will seek to win his third straight Roland Garros men's wheelchair singles title when he plays No.2 seed Alfie Hewett.