I Won My First PRO TOURNAMENT As A 30 Year Old - ITF 25K Future

[@KaruesellHQ]

WE DID, MTHQ FAM. First future's title of the year. Hell of a start hahah thank you everyone for the support. In order to keep this train at full steam, I've set up a donation page. All money raised will go towards funding my career (including merch proceeds). Go to lazyfootwork.com/pages/donate to help out. It means a lot. This way I can keep playing and creating awesome free content for you guys. Thank you very much, time to lock in for the next event!

[@AdrianColumbus]

Hey congrats on the win, just a thought, a scoreline would make this video much more engaging!

[@matteotagliabue852]

Huge congrats Karue, always beautiful to see you with your brazilian flag, keep going i'm sure you'll reach the highest level. so much love from Italy hope to see you here one time

[@TripAces]

just out of curiosity, what is the process from winning a futures to qualifying for a major.

[@mbr1254]

​​​@@TripAces Could be long, going through a couple tiers, or short, WC? Not likely but there's hope. I think he has to make it to ATP to possibly play in an Open. Correction: ITF and ATP are two separate but equal entities with some intermingling at the upper levels? Karue is likely testing himself at the moment. At some point in the future, we'd probably see him in the ATP tournaments. Basically, he's rebuilding his portfolio to show the interviewer, the body that determines whether or not he plays in an ATP1000 or Open, that he can play at that level. Plenty of work. Edit: clarification and additional information.

[@TripAces]

@@mbr1254 It's a great story and I hope Karue goes the whole way...

[@smohan123]

12:12 is a microcosm of the whole match. Karue handles his big serve, pressures his opponent's backhand, and forces an error through depth and precision. Well done, sir.

[@KaruesellHQ]

thank you!

[@feliper4317]

Karue eu já te assisto há alguns anos e só fui descobrir hoje que vc é brasileiro, adorei te ter como representante. Parabéns pelo título, essa conquista é pra poucos🤝

[@Hanswerner1903]

Congrats!! That looked so mature. Great spot serving, great 1-2 combos, great balance while performing the strokes (great fitness) and therefore not many unforced errors.

[@KaruesellHQ]

Solid all around

[@AllyBeans4]

Congratulations Karue!🌟I see you playing with discipline, margin, patience and TRUST and it sets a clear example for me. You play THE beautiful game! Keep rockin’ the journey👊🏼

[@jamesmckinnon9473]

That guy was blasting them like Hurkacz. Your mental toughness to just take a breath and wait for balls you could attack was huge. BTW you had a ton of aces as well. Are you going to post your match schedule?

[@GinoFerreri]

I like the sound effect when the ball hit some metal back in the court. Very echoing. Congrats Karue. Vamo que vamo!!

[@-Munditimum-]

Giant congrats K! Can't say I'm surprised and that's not to take anything away from how challenging futures are today with all the talent that's in there, including you. Rooting for you ma man. Cheers! M

[@skokieindian]

Well done Karue. Been following you for a long time, great to see you enthused and dedicated as you attempt this next chapter. Hope you keep you stress levels in check with your excellent and positive attitude. No burn out, you've already done that experience. Positive vibes to you !! Cheers.

[@chrislw9053]

Congrats Karue! I'm thoroughly enjoying following your tennis journey! Appreciate how you're always keeping it real and showing us the behind the scenes. Keep up the great work man!

[@the3th]

the fluidity and variety of your split step on the return is looking amazing, Djokovic-like some might say (hope that's not a bad word around here)

[@marcoantoniopersilva]

Congratulations, Karue! I'm learning a lot from your videos. Greetings from Brazil, BH!

[@KarenMcCaffery-d9p]

Congratulations Karue! Great win 🏆

[@meinsouza]

Vamoooos Karue!! daqui a pouco vai ter que ter video em portugues pra galera hahaha

[@paulossilveira]

Eu descobri que ele joga como Brasileiro vendo a bandeira do Brasil próximo do nome dele nos resultados que passam no rodapé da ESPN. Eu fiquei chocado kkkk

[@KaruesellHQ]

hahaha infelizmente nao vai ter video em Portugues. Obrigado pelo apoio

[@corintus]

Teve um evento online que ele interagiu com o chat e eu pedi pra ele mandar um salve em português. Ele falou e tal... Mas o mais engraçado é que falou todo enrolado. kkkkk como se perdesse mesmo a fluência em português.

[@KaruesellHQ]

Tô aos poucos perdendo. Muito tempo nos EUA, desde 2012. Pouco contato com brasileiro tirando a família. É estranho as vezes se perder na própria língua hahah

[@beachsideaquariums1]

Congratulations!!! Great Job!!! Keep up the good work! Good luck in Florida.

[@coolcartons2153]

Played awesome mate. Serve and return on fire 🔥. Congratulations 👏

[@zeussatrid7126]

well done karue! playing my first tournament in almost a year this weekend. wish me luck

[@FlorianSuri]

I was there, supporting. Was great to meet you there Karue! Unbelievable tennis this week!

[@KaruesellHQ]

Thank you for coming out!

[@Johnnybgood76]

Congratulations on your success! You really neutralized your opponent's major weapons (serve & forehand) very well. I have to ask: Did you model your game after Andre Agassi as a younger player? The way you take the ball super early and how clean and flat you hit reminds me a lot of AA.

[@himegp]

Congrats Karue, well done! I would love to see a collaboration with the frenchman Jules Marie, another comeback player youtube sensation like yourself! He achieved the goal to play AO 2024 qualies. You can do it too!!

[@ThesGt]

great!!! congrats what a great milestone!!!

[@erosennin4203]

Karue was never a bad mover, but man the movement is at another level in this match. Enables god like defence and counterpunching. Masterclass!

[@katebosone9805]

Love the ace gong

[@chrismartin3867]

Crazy how his serve is wait powerful than your's but your's is more deadly and hard to return. His game has weakness and needed to be balance like your's

[@steinanderson9849]

Nice work! Congrats Karue!

[@abhishekvanenooru2869]

congrats dani super

[@Slipfrolife]

Great comeback You still have good couple of years od competing ahead. Hope to see You in Atp Tournaments main draw one day

[@KaruesellHQ]

appreciate it! Hopefully I can pull a Mannarino

[@williamb19]

Just watching first game so far, great returning against a big server! 💪

[@knotwilg3596]

When watching these "low" ATP matches, the power, the quality ... I can't help but thinking of a certain quote by John McEnroe.

[@alexjustme1982]

You got that dawg in you ,that's for sure! 🔥🔥🔥💪💪💪

[@KaruesellHQ]

hahah some weeks more than others

[@ryanpowell4338]

Good shit! Would love to see score tracking in future videos

[@itschickenlittle1409]

👏🏼🔥 BIG CONGRATS!!

[@yourgoalsfitness2285]

That's huge! congrats!

[@eyeandy]

Congrats. Two matches you came back after losing first set. Must be the LMNT!!! Amazing... inspiring to follow your journey. thx for sharing!

[@KaruesellHQ]

hahah the LMNT definitely helps. I take multiple a match. Appreciate the support

[@r_chen5898]

Congrats! Your returns are actually insane

[@KaruesellHQ]

returns improved a lot since switching rackets. Loving it

[@r_chen5898]

​@MyTennisHQ Maybe I should switch from the vcore 95 to the percept. Unfortunatel, it's not going to turn me from a 4.0 to a pro overnight 😅

[@meinsouza]

you got owen wilson to film your match? a lot of "wow" were said haha

[@squishee7938]

Great win! Most points on his serve were about surviving the bomb and then he was in Karue's house.

[@marcodelro]

Awesome! Congrats!

[@KaruesellHQ]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@sibness710]

Drinking game: 1 shot for every „wow“ that one guy in the audience says.

[@KaruesellHQ]

Hahaha it is a pretty good WOW

[@craigbuy8079]

OK, on his serve I think this Tristan gets his elbow too high with the racket head still laid off, then he pinpoints with the elbow hitching down which breaks his flow... all of which impairs consistency. For pinpoint serves, take a look at Kyrgios, Serena, and Wawrinka. Kyrgios and Serena keep right elbow low, hinge early to get racket tip up. Wawrinka does get his elbow high, but he gets the racket tip up much earlier than Tristan and also doesn't hitch it down (keeps it high to maintain flow). That's my two cents... for free ;-)

[@MS-jr1nn]

Congrats!! Do you have some content from your pre season? Would be very interested in how to train as a tennis player off the court . Greets from Germany

[@KaruesellHQ]

yep I do. Will be posting about it in the next few weeks

[@bogse]

Congrats mate!. I had almost 3 months break from tennis. Then when I came back you would thing Im not as good as I was before break but actually I served maybe better than ever. And forehands where good too, only backhand had suffered. This is not the first time I come back after a break than I was before. Any explanation anyone? My only explanation is that during break I forgot the bad habits and kind of start from "beginning" remembering what you should do and bad habits has been removed from neuromuscular memory. I dont know if this makes sense but that only solution I can think of.

[@youngsuit]

Winning a futures tournament is insane

[@caioscofield]

Hell yes, parabéns cara! I saw on google sports widget but I was waiting for this video to see the details

[@KaruesellHQ]

Hope you like it!

[@djedjynho17]

Dude I can tell you’re crushing the ball 🎾 but super Shikamaru natuto style it’s crazy good!

[@khodsi]

Congratulations Karue!👏👏

[@randymarcum6097]

Congratulations. You are doing great.

[@KaruesellHQ]

Thank you so much!

[@mattiastennis]

Tristan has a great serve and solid backhand. Its not spinny but has good penetration and depth. Would be good to see you both play again when he is not injured

[@KaruesellHQ]

yes I am sure we will play again

[@ceb7894]

Congratulations 🎊🎈🎉🍾 I

[@ToiletTennis]

GOAT

[@r0387843]

tá chegando no João Fonseca já!!

[@transklutz]

Mine'll probably be Turning Pro at 70, which is when I'll finally retire (hopefully)😅

[@mattiastennis]

You had good groundstrokes in that match. Would be interesting to see the 2 close matches you had in 2nd round and QF of this ITF If your in Florida you could do a video collaboration or matchplay vs Nikola's Intuitive Tennis

[@KaruesellHQ]

I have the quarters on video. It will be live next week

[@Stu49583]

Match against Nikola? They are leagues apart, no point of them playing a match, Nick is many levels below Karue. I don’t even understand how people buy into his tennis skills.

[@mattiastennis]

@@Stu49583 Well it would be interesting to see where Nikola is at. Obviously there is an age, athletic and performance gap but I believe Karue has done collaborations with other youtubers. It would provide more perspective on him given his recent videos

[@Krwler]

Congratulations 🎊

[@KaruesellHQ]

Thank you!!

[@Rodrigorodriguez20241]

Stud. LFG!!!

[@nicolas-josephcarrier2654]

Congrats, your tennis is amazing, but you should inspire yourself from Jules Marie for your content creation. A scoreboard would be a good start. Keep on going, pump to follow your journey !

[@silviocolone95]

man you killed this poor guy 😂

[@joethekidct3927]

I seriously think that Karuns return, especially on Bh has got to be top 20 in the world. I know it may sound crazy but his backhand returns are ridiculous. Not to mention he has t played pro for 5 years or more

[@KaruesellHQ]

hahah I don’t think top 20 but returns have gotten a lot better recently. Really feeling good

[@joethekidct3927]

Keep it up man! I wanna see you on ESPN not just your camera. I'm sure you'll be top 200 or better by EOY

[@chasepetersen9978]

Good shit Karue

[@arjaylarga1228]

Hi Bro! Whats your atring tension? Thanks

[@Michael-zm2hv]

Congrats Karue! What comes after M25 and how many categories until ATP 250 tournament?

[@KaruesellHQ]

The challenger tour. So tournaments from 50k to 175k in total prize money (50 = 50 points for the winner, 75 =75 and so on) then ATP 250s

[@andygarcia6619]

Well done dude 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@KaruesellHQ]

Thanks 😁

[@stuartlloyd-jones9583]

Tristan's serve is huuuge...

[@roryoconnor4989]

Who put that gong there

[@aqualux7749]

can you put the score next time pls ?

[@MrArche123]

Amazing!!!!!🎉🎉🎉

[@KaruesellHQ]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@carniedph]

Yonex Percept 100D FTW!!

[@KaruesellHQ]

and people said I was wrong for switching lol

[@alansyoutube]

Well done Karue🔥

[@KaruesellHQ]

Thank you

[@p4ulodi4s]

Não tem ninguem assistindo esse torneio?

[@AS-js7kb]

Casual tennis fans won't realize how good you actually are.

[@marcusthegoat-q3n]

W karue

[@EBTchad]

You didn’t say you were playing Chadwick Thicenstein

[@KaruesellHQ]

lolol

[@FredYang]

go go go!

[@KaruesellHQ]

go

[@aktajha]

You are now higher ranked than Jack Sock!

[@KaruesellHQ]

jack sock is retired lol

[@sergiosimbula]

​@@KaruesellHQwell I bet you can beat him in pickle ball 😂

[@sergiosimbula]

Btw you are one or two wins away from passing one R. Nadal on the rankings 😮

[@tennnis498]

Love the sound effects of his service balls ringing the bleacher bars…no offense, but I think opponent had 10-20 more mph. This is more fun to watch than Zverev-Alcaraz.

[@KaruesellHQ]

appreciate it!

[@gab_ale]

Wow Karue appears as # 667 in the live rankings. Congrats.

[@KaruesellHQ]

let’s go!

[@stevel.2759]

Opponent had a great serve and you still beat him by getting the returns thru the middle

[@KaruesellHQ]

return down the middle, neutralize the point and then take your chances

[@sarahburns9929]

LFG!!

[@SM-hf1en]

LOL nfl quarterback for real… big serves but you were way more precise plus high percentage 1st serves

[@KaruesellHQ]

he was going for it more than he needed because of the injury

[@f5ervin]

How many days did you train with fit4tennis?

[@KaruesellHQ]

Month and half or so

[@f5ervin]

@@KaruesellHQ I was watching the live scores on your match today..you’ll get em next time. That kid must’ve been a phenom!

[@gxyxy1012]

couldn't even guess where he was going on the first serve most of the time.

[@KaruesellHQ]

Hahah nope. Just guessing

[@bigrobsydney]

Awesome Karue. Big fan here. A couple things I noticed. Your level is steadily increasing on UTR. You beat Connor, who is a UTR 14.12, and your last 30 matches are 26/4, which is pretty amazing. If we look at the fitness aspect, I think it's fair to assess that your physicality is allowing you to either get to some balls you might not have before, or get to other shots that where you might have been late and had less options, now you are getting to them in time to hit back with quality. This makes such a huge difference. Because of that, I think there's every chance that the level you played at to beat Connor, isn't a one-off, but probably more of a base level, that you can actually springboard off. No pressure then! 😁 Seriously though, I'm loving what I'm seeing. Another thing, and this may be me just picking at things, but I thought early in the match I was starting to read your serves from the far end. When you toss the ball out to your right, you're hitting the wide serve to the deuce court. Please re-watch this to see for yourself, and then address. Better players will pick this up and be ready to return with interest. Not that this matters, but looking at the UTR's of ATP players, if I assess your UTR to be roughly 14.5 at the moment, then that shows a few interesting things: #401 13.84 Jay Clarke #350 13.89 Kaichi Uchida #300 14.15 Michael Vrbenský #250 14.06 Antoine Bellier #200 14.18 Santiago Rodríguez Taverna #150 14.44 Hugo Grenier #102 14.56 Federico Coria Your own highest ranking was #371, and I think your UTR was 15.x. What all of this tells me, is that you're playing some of the best tennis of your life, and you have the serious possibility to rank higher than your previous ATP ranking. This might be where it needs a bit of luck with draws, etc. What's interesting, is that the current #371 (Christian Langmo), has a UTR of 13.70, which you're already exceeding, given that on paper today you're listed as a 13.84. Christian has 131 ATP points. If you just keep doing what you're doing, you'll collect the points, and get up there. Aside from that technical bumpf, I'm really loving what I'm seeing, and wish you all the best. Climb that ranking! I genuinely see you as a top 100 player, and would love to see it happen.

[@mrenigma6274]

That’s some great analysis, im sure he appreciates it

[@Rodrigorodriguez20241]

Thanks coach.

[@BishopTennis]

Can't believe you won an ITF at my alma mater!!! I literally graduated this past May in 2023 so I'm rlly sad I just missed out on seeing you in Ithaca... I went to them every year since reis tennis center was like 2mins away from my dorm , of course the year you play I've already graduated 😭

[@MrJohnnyblazed]

Cornell all those hills and snow

[@tylerwu601]

I didnt know he was here! I would have went. 😭

[@KaruesellHQ]

Cmon. You should have made it out there

[@Eyeball53]

dude me too i’m so unbelievably upset

[@justinchan9858]

Hey Karue, just wanna say you are a huge huge inspiration to not only normies like me but the college players who wanna give a shot at going pro again. You vid premieres on my birthday and I could not ask for a better gift. Congratulations 🎉

[@KaruesellHQ]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

[@eLDYGames]

Happy birthday bro

[@xtremevp12]

Feliz navidad!

[@MB-le7tw]

dude, congrats mad respect. your overall game has really come up a notch or two. amazing return of service from you and the backhand has gotten even better. hard, grinding work you've put into your forehand is really starting to pay dividends.

[@KaruesellHQ]

yeah returns have improved since switching rackets. Feeling very clear with my game

[@davidsprenger7336]

Love the gong sound whenever the ball hits the wall camera side.... how zen 😂

[@KaruesellHQ]

hahah right? It’s kinda hilarious

[@imranshah1055]

Wow well done and congratulations Karue. Loving the content, best of luck for the year!

[@KaruesellHQ]

Thank you so much!

[@jgugala]

I like how the oriented the court in front of the Liberty Bell.

[@lyndseyandandrew5771]

I was wondering about this too..hilarious.

[@KaruesellHQ]

it was!

[@Zephyr77]

You have more ATP points than Jack Sock, now (by 1) which is actually kinda crazy. Congratz!

[@RapotatoGAMING]

How do you record the matches, swing stick? phone? do you ask the other player if they let you record? have any players told you to take down the camera? have umpires told you to take down the camera? also why does everyone have this same backhand technique? (including me) also i have the same serve technique as your oponent with the one difference that i take a step backwards first so thats cool.

[@rhyscole5985]

I like the vid before it has started

[@KaruesellHQ]

good

[@fdart5854]

It's great to see you smiling out there and having fun. Congratulations on the amazing result

[@KaruesellHQ]

Gotta have fun!

[@FSAviation]

Hey Karue do you think the racket switch has benefitted you especially now that you won the future with it?

[@nsebast]

Karue you played so relax here like there is no pressure. We call this the ultra instinct moment.

[@bigrobsydney]

Just wanted to update this; Karue is now a 14.02 UTR, and TRENDING at 14.13, and in an upwards direction. It's not that hard to imagine that the LEVEL Karue is playing at is roughly at a #200 in the world based on my previous blurb: #401 13.84 Jay Clarke #350 13.89 Kaichi Uchida #300 14.15 Michael Vrbenský #250 14.06 Antoine Bellier #200 14.18 Santiago Rodríguez Taverna #150 14.44 Hugo Grenier #102 14.56 Federico Coria If Karue can continue with his fitness, and bed this down as a "normal" aspect to his level, it really does mean good things are coming. He has already jumped about 50 places in the last month or so on the leaderboard (which means nothing, but is a reflection of his level, which means everything). Keep going Karue!

[@chris0r20]

Funny to see who is arround you (Player over 30). Four legends 😆 Pos. (high) 624 (5) Kevin Anderson 37 RSA 53 +4 628 (60) Tatsuma Ito 35 JPN 53 +4 630 (197) Jeremy Jahn 33 GER 53 -5 -1 643 (74) Mirza Bašić 32 BIH 51 -20 -3 647 (16) Nikoloz Basilashvili 31 GEO 50 -52 -9 648 (1) Rafael Nadal 37 ESP 50 -202 -45 656 (50) Juan Ignacio Lóndero 30 ARG 48 +1 667 (371) Karue Sell 30 BRA 46 +190 +25 671 (8) Jack Sock 31 USA 45 +4 674 (430) Sidharth Rawat 30 IND 45 -41 -8 680 (115) Mats Moraing 31 GER 44 -1 689 (236) JiSung Nam 30 KOR 42 -2 690 (40) Thiemo de Bakker 35 NED 42 -2 695 (7) Fernando Verdasco 40 ESP 41 -42 -8

[@halohawkxx]

At least from what I saw during the 1st Set, your opponent having this injury was likely looking to overcompensate & hit bigger serves to force free points. Moreso on return of serve as well. Though, once he saw you breaking his Serve while maintaining that consistent high level burst. He decided it wasn't worth going to 3 Sets, aggrevate his foot injury & not continue in Pro Tourneys for a time. Had he won the 1st Set & his overcompensation paid off, the gas pedal might have been pressed a bit harder to shut down Set 2 very quickly. So, amazing job in being able to shut down his aggressive (albeit I'm going to assume more than normal) Tennis Game!! Overall great play on your part! Great win & I want to see more of this broski. Other comments are stating it already, but this is some solid level tennis & I believe like them, you'll get up there & rack up the ATP Points.

[@MURATTI77]

His Service was huge man. His One Hander was not Consistent. Weak point.. Your Return Game against the 2m Guy was great. Congrats Brother ☝️👍💪☦️🇬🇷💝

[@brahimlokrisio6339]

Trust me Bro keep working on ur physical and u can easily reach top 150 even this year , look at Jule Marie the youtuber he's back now to 210 and u have better technical skills than him , just work harder physically and top 150 waiting for u bro

[@ccsdk]

Now that was impressive... pin point control. You're rarely out of position..... Let's Go !!!