Bangkok, Sept 30: Thai tennis star Paradorn Srichaphan has caused a sensation in his home country after being linked with another homegrown superstar, glamorous singer and actress Tata Young.
Photographs of the pair, probably the two most famous celebrities in the country, were splashed in the tabloid press yesterday as they sat in the stands at the finals of the Thailand Open Sunday.
Ignoring the gaze of more than 10,000 tennis fans at the stadium, they chatted, flirted and linked arms in an open display of affection.
Tata, whose father is American, fed Paradorn ice cream from a spoon while world-number-one Juan Carlos Ferrero and hard-serving US player Taylor Dent slugged it out on court.

Last week Tata was also pictured on the sidelines of the court during Paradorn's matches before he was bundled out of the tournament in the quarter-finals.



However, the local press said Tata has some competition. A well-known model was also seen in the stands supporting Paradorn during the tournament, the first ATP event to be held in Thailand.


Bureau Report