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Saudi Crown Prince Celebrates Kingdom’s Historic Win over Argentina 

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman celebrate the national team's win against Argentina. (Prince Saud bin Salman bin Abdulaziz on Instagram)
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman celebrate the national team's win against Argentina. (Prince Saud bin Salman bin Abdulaziz on Instagram)
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Saudi Crown Prince Celebrates Kingdom’s Historic Win over Argentina 

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman celebrate the national team's win against Argentina. (Prince Saud bin Salman bin Abdulaziz on Instagram)
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman celebrate the national team's win against Argentina. (Prince Saud bin Salman bin Abdulaziz on Instagram)

Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, celebrated on Tuesday Saudi Arabia’s historic win against Argentina during the Group C match in the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, photos circulated on social media showed. 

The photos, posted by Prince Saud bin Salman bin Abdulaziz on Instagram, showed a jubilant crown prince celebrate the victory. 

Social media users shortly after posted a video in which Crown Prince Mohammed spoke to the Saudi players ahead of the kick off of the World Cup that started on Sunday. 

He urged them to remain calm and enjoy playing against other teams in their group, which also includes Poland and Mexico. 

The social media users said his words were a great motivation to the national team that succeeded on Tuesday in defeated Lionel Messi’s Argentina, one of the favorites to win the tournament. 

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Number of Tennis Players Worldwide Goes Past 100 Million, Federation Says

Tennis - Davis Cup Finals - Final - Italy v Netherlands - Palacio de Deportes Jose Maria Martin Carpena Arena, Malaga, Spain - November 24, 2024 Italy's Jannik Sinner during his singles match against Netherlands' Tallon Griekspoor REUTERS/Jon Nazca
Tennis - Davis Cup Finals - Final - Italy v Netherlands - Palacio de Deportes Jose Maria Martin Carpena Arena, Malaga, Spain - November 24, 2024 Italy's Jannik Sinner during his singles match against Netherlands' Tallon Griekspoor REUTERS/Jon Nazca
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Number of Tennis Players Worldwide Goes Past 100 Million, Federation Says

Tennis - Davis Cup Finals - Final - Italy v Netherlands - Palacio de Deportes Jose Maria Martin Carpena Arena, Malaga, Spain - November 24, 2024 Italy's Jannik Sinner during his singles match against Netherlands' Tallon Griekspoor REUTERS/Jon Nazca
Tennis - Davis Cup Finals - Final - Italy v Netherlands - Palacio de Deportes Jose Maria Martin Carpena Arena, Malaga, Spain - November 24, 2024 Italy's Jannik Sinner during his singles match against Netherlands' Tallon Griekspoor REUTERS/Jon Nazca

The number of people who play tennis has surpassed 100 million worldwide, according to the International Tennis Federation.
A global report released by the federation on Thursday said that nearly 106 million people around the world played at least one game of tennis in the last year, an increase of 25% compared to 2019.
According to The Associated Press, the federation said it was on track to add 30 million players to the game since that report in 2019.
The total number of women who play tennis grew by 8%, but the proportion of female players decreased from 47% in 2019 to 40% now. The federation said there are 13% more coaches in general, and 24% are women, compared to 20% in 2019.
ITF tennis development director Luca Santilli said there was no “specific reason" for the decrease in the percentage of women players, but he expected that the increase in the number of female coaches was going to help make a “difference” in getting more women playing the game.