ATP 497 vs ATP 270 - My Hardest Match Of The Year

[@StephenMartin-tk9ox]

I’ve seen Habib play live from about 5 feet away at ground level, the camera angle really doesn’t do it justice how hard and heavy he hits the ball, especially on his forehand . Great win!

[@KaruesellHQ]

terrible camera angle. He smacks it!!

[@unknownh3ro]

@@KaruesellHQI thought you are back to using the vcore but now you are back again using percept?

[@PickleTechProductions]

Yeah his forehand is absolutely devastating!

[@steinanderson]

spoiler alert!

[@ricardosolar-gx9xb]

Great win!!! Congratulations. Hopefully you had a Lomo Saltado after.

[@MessiMovement]

That last game was insane. You dug deep! Huge win!

[@KaruesellHQ]

hahah insane last game!

[@tenyoum]

down 0-40 to win. vamos!

[@gregtseng1673]

5 points in a row!

[@PickleTechProductions]

Really strong mentally to not give up that last service game, Congratulations!

[@dummesgrinsen]

​@@KaruesellHQthat second serve at 30:40 daaamn

[@hoangta7272]

That entire last match point serving from down 0-40 and coming back was truly ice cold 🥶🥶🥶

[@tenniswarehouse]

Great hustle on the last point!! The "COOOLD" line is just too good mate😂

[@mfzoom5401]

What happened with the cold thing? I don’t get it

[@peterlarsen5039]

Holy crap I was holding my breath at the end. Well f-ing done, Karue. You are a huge inspiration for me, Made my own comeback at age 47 5 years ago, and since participated in 2 mens 50+ World Championsships, and today i reached my 1st ITF final in the 50+ category. Playing the final on friday and i will watch this video just before i go play. Lets frigging go man! You are awesome.

[@omarllama]

Wow, amazing, maybe you should upload some videos, good for us and good for your motivation.

[@peterlarsen5039]

@@omarllama thx for the kind words. I'm considering it. I'm just so damn bad at all the IT stuff. But a lot of people encourage me to do what you just did 😊 I still have huge ambitions for my tennis, after not touching a raquet for 25 years, and battling anxiety, Its a pretty cool story (And motivational i hope) to tell

[@omarllama]

@@peterlarsen5039 I am subscribing to your channel so that I don't miss your story. Good luck :)

[@CuriousMarc]

Better than Wimbledon! Nice playing Karue!

[@KaruesellHQ]

lol thank you!

[@davesufci1929]

@@KaruesellHQ Karue, congrats. I just wanted to ask... when you play on challenger..... how do you move to the tennis courts from the hotel? Is there organized some bus or is it up to you? I guess it is not such a service like on Grandslams :D ...... I am super curious about those things.

[@TheinesViD]

​@@davesufci1929 don't know about other Challenger events but in Augsburg (Ger) there was a Shuttle Service of five BMW X5 and the drivers got to the players when they called. I guess it's different from tournament to tournament 😅

[@davesufci1929]

@@TheinesViD it looks and sounds like every Challenger is a different adventurs. 😀 Thank you for sharing. 🙂

[@Rodrigorodriguez20241]

Phenomenal win mate. Habib absolutely crushes the ball. I can’t believe that last game and your relentless pressure on his forehand. You looked so tough out there and your tennis IQ is off the charts.

[@AllyBeans4]

I remember back when you thought your forehand was your weakness. Boy does it appear to be a strength now, equal to all these big forehand hitters (like Habib appeared to be)! Also your ability to defend deep heavy shots and get out of those corners with quality (if you had hit short balls - like we ALL do - he would have certainly feasted). Major kudos and showing the way Karue

[@andrewash9318]

Agreed. His overall game is so much more aggressive than even a few months ago.

[@jamesmears3419]

at 4:40 is the single coolest thing I've ever seen someone do on the tennis court

[@chengly3635]

Congrats on the win and thanks for uploading! 🎉

[@valskppr]

Thanks!

[@brianevans130]

Currently watching Wimbledon, I got waaaayyyy more pumped watching your match than any match I've watched in Wimbledon. Keep the momentum. Again, if you make your way to the Winston 250, you got a free place to stay and drive to the matches. I will take a week off work to escort you to and from. Really enjoying the content.

[@jasonrowland1594]

Wow, what a great win! I'm loving this journey and really appreciate you putting this out there for us all to follow. Also, I'm loving the new format!

[@andreasm7306]

Congrats, huge win. Challenger Tour is so underrated. I go to all Challengers that are close by. So should everyone who loves tennis. Watching the game up close is so much better then in row 10+ in a large GS stadium. I wish the ATP did not focus on the top100 guys so much. I met Marcos Giron this French Open told him to send you my regards also. I hope at some point we can see you with him at RG. Keep going! Loving the content as usual! Thanks

[@lumitec.solutions]

It's an amazing format, and I love to see how calm you are in all your hits. Congrats Karue

[@cks2020693]

pure striking tennis, wish it was recorded from court-level

[@samsnell7895]

Loving this content Karue! I actually thought the camera angle this time was super and helped me appreciate just how hard both of you were ripping the ball! Would love to hear you speak some Portuguese in one of your videos!

[@lancejones4636]

You brought it all, Karue! Congratulations!! I'm so excited for you and what's to come. One point at a time.

[@thomasboldt4669]

That was one of the best matches I’ve ever seen! You were amazing. Seemed like his backhand was weak; and he didn’t like it when you brought him to the net with a drop shot - or made him hit volleys. GREAT MATCH MAN!!!

[@andrewrhodes4103]

What heart!!! Fire!!! Tactically very strong. Picking on the backhand. He was extremely weak from the front. The angled slice in no-man’s land and make him make a decision he is uncomfortable with!

[@eriklimbusiness6357]

The intensity of that calm in the last game, hard to play against that. Nice win man and even better vid

[@courtneylang7477]

I read an article in The Guardian titled "The Loneliness of the Low-Ranking Tennis Player" the other day. I had never thought about just how hard it is to be out there trying to climb up the rankings--the loneliness, the time on the road, the time away from family, the difficulty in finding practice partners at tournaments, etc. Much respect to you for getting back out there and putting yourself through it. It's easy to see how even very talented players like you would question whether or not it is worth it. Thank you for sharing it with us. Glad to see you having success.

[@davesufci1929]

yes, exactly what I was thinking about during the match. Do you think they have to move by bus to the courts from the hotel on Challengers? Or do they use uber ... or how does it work? And how about hotels? Are those hotels or hostels?

[@cozyslor]

That's a great hold to win the 3rd set. Habib put himself in some bad court position by running around his backhand. You took some good angles when he left the court open and then came back to his forehand side as a counter. Smart tennis Karue. There's the physically ability to play the game and then in matches it's the "game within the game". Well done sir.

[@zanido9073]

Yea I think a lot of top players are nuts with some of the run-around forehands. Ppl be running around their backhand to hit a jammed forehand by the doubles side-line... Strange!

[@user-ww1tf3ed1b]

Really enjoyed it.

[@ktownsearch2012]

great video as always and thanks again for taking the pic with my kids at Lakewood TC after your 1rd win...and great ace to seal the W btw.

[@paulmarcil6221]

Great match! Congratulations. I have been following your tennis adventures for a long time. Very impressive. I like you the way you tell it straight and focus on what you have to do.

[@june8960]

Wow! Extreme mental strength in the 3rd set’s last game coming from 0-40 down! Congrats Karue!

[@christian_cheuque]

Amazing win! You are a natural on clay. Great win because you kept your cool and stuck to the game plan, but were not afraid to get the ball back over the net any way you could when the situation called for it. Keep going!!

[@shicobon]

What a match, well done mate Last game was so tough to come back from 0-40, keep up the great work Karue

[@RogerFr7]

Sir Karue! Congrats from Colombia, you played amazing!

[@alexisperez4100]

The format is great. Way to go. You put up a great fight. Kept the ball in place in the returns, and used your tennis IQ and experience very well. You won points at the net, I thought you were going to loose, congrats. Regarding your opponent’s forehand, I think yours is better. You may not always hit it harder but he cannot go through you in your forehand.

[@justtd4432]

Man I love the clay-dawg Karue lol. I feel like you've been playing so well on the clay. Keep it up man! And btw I prefer these type of video in some way cause it makes you play better kinda.

[@edwardypark]

what a gritty win Karue. Keep up the good work! Would you consider a video that describes all the types of tournaments for a given set of goals? Like masters 250, 500, ITF etc?

[@johnnyhuang99]

YESSS! Clay Dog! I was so nervous the last game. I thought the set could go either way. What guts to pull it out! Congrats.

[@joshuawilson6539]

Dude congrats! Loving watching you play. One point at a time. Enjoy those points

[@marcbrunengraber3507]

Great win! Keep rising in the rankings…..my wife and I want to see you play in New York and come cheer for you live!

[@barionmills7567]

Very Impressive win! Been following your journey, and the consistency and level of your game continues to improve. Very fine tennis.

[@kenesichi]

Great seeing you in my home towm, all the best there!! Cheers with pisco sour

[@therealderek94]

It seemed he was going around his backhand alot! Great win!! I'm turning 30 in November and i was never this good but I've always loved playing and ive fell out of touch until today I played a little. Definitely wanna get more consistent

[@PQV-8898]

That was one helluva back 'n forth match. Wow, a point here and there decided the match. Amazing!!

[@coulie27]

You have excellent shot selection and timing ... rooting for you! Who knows how far you can go, keep enjoying the ride!

[@Jeffreybch]

The way you recovered the 1st game on the 3rd set, that was brutal and cold! So much progress in so many levels since the last year.

[@Luther777Williams]

Congratulations! You guys hit f'ing HARD! Great serves and court management Karue. Thanks for sharing and good luck with the rest of the tournament. : )

[@peibol77spa]

Wow, just wow. This is top top tennis. Unreal level from both! That last game, talk about clutch!

[@myfolder4561]

The more I watch Karue play the more I feel like watching Fognini. So clean on both sides and taking the ball so early!

[@brandonvereyken4869]

You are quite literally improving with every match. I've never seen your forehand this good. I've never seen your returns this good! Your movement and incredible backhand are still off the challenger charts- main tour quality on those two for sure. I love most the way you are never satisfied. How good you are now is just not good enough. Don't practice every day to improve everything. Practice EACH day to truly improve ONE thing. Huge amounts of practice on ONE thing is when improvements really happen, and as in any sport, you don't always see it in the practice, but the following day or match, when you suddenly FEEL that it's right there when you need it. I don't know all your particulars, but your first serve looks effective to me even at this level, and I'd say the same about your second. Is this correct? Because if the stats on winning your second serve points ever struggle, at whatever level you are playing, then it's time to consider two flat serves which has a number of advantages I can go into if you want the mathematics of it all. If you are a 60 percent in flat server- and you try 2 flat serves instead, then you will get a flat serve (THE FIRST ONE) in 60% of the time, which leaves the other 40% of the time trying to win behind the second. But if the second is another flat serve, you will get 60% OF that other 40% in. In mathematical word problems the word "OF" translates to multiplying. So 60% X 40% is 24%. So, 60% of the time you get the first one in PLUS 24% of time the second one goes in, yielding a total of 84% of the points in your service games start with a hard flat serve in, and you win a huge percentage behind these. This basically mean you hand the opponent one double fault per service game, sure, but how many points does he win now by getting an aggressive return on your second serve? Two flat serves is very disconcerting to an opponent. It basically takes the racquet out of his hands and totally disrupts his normal return game feel. ALSO- occasionally you will throw in a spin serve- especially on a first serve, and he will totally flub these because he is never expecting this. In fact, you will want to save these largely for pressure points that you really need, because you might be more likely to double fault under pressure. 2 Flat serves has other advantages- you only need to practice one serve mostly, so you will improve it much more, especially in landing percentage, but also MPH and accuracy. If you start getting 70% in, the numbers are amazing. 91% of the time you will get one in! This means only around one double fault per TWO games almost, and at that point it's almost impossible to lose service games unless DJokovic is returning. This might not apply to you because your second serve looks really good but again, I don't know what your stats are behind your second serve.

[@vonholz819]

Best match i seen you play!!! The level of power of your opponets shots was incredible.

[@mrchuckles1022]

Love this content. Great editing of the points in the match. Congrats on the hard fought dub.

[@flaviobarretto]

Amazing! Tks for sharing your journey. Very insightful ❤

[@detourdetroit]

Congrats! Fun to see your journey. Thanks for sharing.

[@PranavKarve81]

Holy shot what an absolute bomb down 3 break points down while serving for the match! It’s really amazing how high this level is, which we don’t really appreciate normally. Great match!

[@danielvelandia4914]

Parabens Mate, well done, keep the journey going, its really inspiring, hope to see you on tennis tv. Soon, like your pal Giron, cheers bro

[@iTzNonLethal]

I played the return at 1:30 frame by frame and it was RIGHT on the line. Perfection Karue!

[@sageaces1921]

Great win. Your serve stayed in flow whole match ~nice stretch over the top. Now, add more mental strength. 👍

[@pbpwn]

1:30 ball cleans the line and tries to argue it’s out. Good call by the umpire

[@blahkayonaFriday]

it looked a little long tho

[@CJZM7777]

Great win and that last game was sweet. It's always nice to come back and hold a match game.

[@churinvideo]

Love the channel, love the win! Rooting for you.

[@trevorpopham]

DUDE what a match! that was a battle. Your serve was HUGE too, i think all you could do was return his serve center court. as a fellow 30 year old this is so inspiring

[@MarcoSolidx]

Way to go karue! Habib is one hell of a player. Keep this up and you can make it to a slam qualies next year! Vamos!

[@JacObi-Wan-KenObi]

🙌🙌 that comeback in the 10th game of the 3rd set - kudos for maintaining the mental strenghth. Bravo!

[@unknownvitster]

Before I saw your end commentary, I kept asking if there was a speed gun on Habib's serve because I've never seen someone take the racket out of your hand on return, not even Fritz in your practice match. That last game was so clutch. I had a couple matches in college that were close that I squeaked out but that was about as good as it gets, because out of the last 5 points only the last was an unforced error. Bravo!

[@Erwin_Tolentino]

Great game! Congrats! That spinning 1-handed BH would have been a highlight if it went in!

[@mfzoom5401]

15:27 “Your Text Here” 😅😅

[@asbestomolesto]

I'm amazed at your progress! Keep it up. You can be a top 100, if not better. Work it!

[@coffeedude2024]

Wow amazing win as Habib was smacking the ball and his serve was huge! You are racing up the rankings💪👊

[@-Munditimum-]

Crazy war of a match. Dual clutch baby. Well done K. Cheers and looking forward to more. M

[@pol1250]

Oh man what a great match!! This Habib guy is really good. CONGRATS FOR THIS WIN!

[@zoechicken9445]

I like the new format! Great win dude

[@Belgarath777]

Fun match to watch. That guy had a huge serve. What won the match was a great attitude, taking the ball early on both sides, solid effective serving, and smart shot placement. I still think he plays more like Nalbandian rather than Federer. I want him to come to net even more, but with how hard the other guy was hitting, not the easiest thing in the world to do. Onwards toward the top 100 :).He can do it!!! Great win.

[@magicdog5623]

wonderful stuff! Serving it out from 0-40...brilliant!

[@soundoflasers]

Great close there at the end. Your forehand is looking improved. I was actually glad to see you hit a few of them long in the middle of the match because you are going for more. Maybe there is a little more snap/explosiveness left on the table there but that might just not your game. Kudos Karue.

[@gabrielfernandez9792]

Way to go Karue! What a way to stay in that last game. Like you said, that was COLD. Let´s go for another round brother! Saludos desde Mexico.

[@Hanswerner1903]

Opponent had a brutal serve and forehand. Great work defeating him. You won a lot of points at the net. Overall it looked like you played more creative than he did.

[@urkling]

4:38 oh man, would have been sick if you made that shot. Would you say you are getting close to the level you were at your best? I have only followed you the last 8 months or so, but it seems you have become FAR better since i started watching your videos.

[@ftralves]

Congrats for inspiring us!!! What camera do use to film your games? I want to start filming so I can spot my mystakes and improve my game.

[@MadMaxOs93]

I watched the whole match live! Great great battle!

[@kaalaaxk3746]

Great win! You kept your cool and served held up!

[@PadresBaseballClash]

Such great tennis and you really are an inspiration. Great video!

[@jorgepalacios4345]

Un grande ! Batalla fuerte en tierra batida , sigue así 👍🏻

[@itiswhatitis-yes]

I love this format!! Congrats btw!

[@RickSanchez-zx1vg]

Karue you are a stud! Love your channel and can't wait to see you play at a Slam.

[@davidperman7517]

I love your attitude about competing. You look like you’re genuinely having fun. Rublev, take note. 👀

[@KaruesellHQ]

I am trying. Not always hahah

[@jamaalclarke2380]

Nice match. Ive enjoyed watching your forehand progress. In the old Osaka videos you had that racket high-face the back fence take back, and I remember noticing a year or so ago that you have switched to the more Federer,Dimitrov take back where the racket head faces the ground. But, what I noticed specifically in this video is how loose your wrist looks when your racket snaps back in the slot right before your swing forward to contact. Its really cool, cause you always say you aren't a wristy player, but that racket looking (Nadal) loose! :)

[@ybakos]

DUDE WHO THE F ARE YOU, are you kidding me? You are playing so well in many, many aspects. Keep it up Karue, we're all rooting for you. (Too bad Marcos had to face Zverev so quickly...) I hope the walkover I see in the draw wasn't a bad injury. Sending good vibes your way. Good luck with the SoCal Lakewood matches!

[@felipeqp9532]

Sempre um prazer ver voce jogar e seus videos. Se um dia vier jogar no UK, irei assistir. O The Boodles eh um bom evento que rola aqui no verao.

[@johnddwyer]

congrats man. Very inspirational at my level as a 57 year old.

[@DanTuber]

Great win. Good boost to the confidence.

[@gab_ale]

4:39 Wow. Too bad you didn't make this. 5:31 Dang that was a smart shot.

[@dennisvandehaterd5029]

Amazing win man,gratzzz!!

[@josesaurooo]

Incredible level 👏 parabéns Karue!

[@Zach78z]

The balance in your shots reminds me of Fognini. Despite turning pro late for tennis, I think you have top 100 capability if you can remain injury free. Keep it going!!

[@SilentTM]

Que último game!!!!! Incrível concentração e coragem

[@Diego9ogando]

Do you usually get shin splints? if so how do you work around that issue?

[@DrMohamedElnazer]

That was amazing 👏🏼

[@Marianna.c]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 congrats, it’s so nice and relaxing to watch you play

[@armandoanderson3536]

Don't know but it seems your serve went up another few notches. Huge and needed to beat a guy like Habib. Congrats! Keep the momentum rolling!

[@bern83]

I have so much respect for you man. What a game

[@stranger360th]

Congrats. Well deserved. What impressed me most, how calm and patient you stay in these matches. 👏You really sending a strong message to your opponents. You got to beat me. I will not do it for you. 😉

[@shotgaming_bs4610]

Great Video Karue! Do you have any tips about how to come back after a break/slump or if you are feeling burned out after a good season. Because it feels like my limits have been reached after some good results on court…

[@dylanroberts8478]

insane win. congrats Karue. awesome to watch.