Figure 2
From: Early career wins and tournament prestige characterize tennis players’ trajectories
Overall trend of male tennis players in ATP ranking. A Survival rate of players in the ranking from 2000 to 2019. Top players have longer careers (red curve) compared to middle (yellow) and bottom (blue) players. B Average evolution of ranking points for the groups of players. Top players (in red) consistently accumulate more points compared to the others. C Focus on players’ first ten appearances of their careers, which shows a clear group separation between top (red dots), middle (yellow triangles) and bottom (blue squares) players