Background Knowledge of the age at which elite athletes achieve peak performance could
provide important information for long-term athlete development programmes, event …

Aging is characterized generally by progressive and overall physiological decline of
functions and is observed in all animals. A long line of evidence has established the …

Success in sports is a complex phenomenon that has only garnered limited research
attention. In particular, we lack a deep scientific understanding of success in sports like …

The aim of this research was to explore at what age professional tennis players at different
ranking levels (top 10, 11-20, 21–50, 51–100, 101–200, 201–300) started playing tennis …

Background: There is little known about return to sport and performance after anterior
cruciate ligament (ACL) tear in high-level alpine skiers. Purpose: To analyze the parameters …

Locomotion is one of the major physiological functions for most animals. Previous studies
have described aging mechanisms linked to locomotor performance among different …

The age-performance relationship describes changes in the organism's structural and
functional capabilities over the course of the lifespan. The typical, empirical pattern is an …

Learning from the career trajectories of the most successful elite players is central to
informing effective strategies and long-term career planning to maximise player …

In men's professional tennis, players aspire to hold the top ranking position. On the way to
the top spot, reaching the top 100 can be seen as a significant career milestone. National …

The game of tennis raises many questions that are of interest to a statistician. Is it true that
beginning to serve in a set gives an advantage? Are new balls an advantage? Is the seventh …