Early career wins and tournament prestige characterize tennis players' trajectories
Here, we study the unfolding of tennis players’ careers to understand the role of early career stages and the impact of specific tournaments on players’ trajectories.
Apr 19, 2024
The paradox of talent: How chance affects success in tennis tournaments
In this study, we test the belief that success is primarily due to individual abilities rather than external factors using tennis as a case study.
Sep 29, 2023
Complexity in sports
This project aims to analyze sports through the lens of complexity science. It focuses on the complex relationships between talent, luck and success, to challenge the winner-takes-all logic that is predominant in reward systems, especially in individual sports based on players’ rankings. This is important because we believe that sports are essentially meritocratic, even though we are constantly exposed to successful stories about renowned players and have a sense of luck’s role in becoming a top player.
Nov 1, 2019