I Turned Pro At 30 Years Old - Was It A Mistake? Success and Failure + Q&A

[@KaruesellHQ]

Thank you for all the support in the last 6 months. The grind will continue. I can’t guarantee results but I’ll keep pushing. And I need to have some fun too. Didn’t have fun in the last few tournaments. Going back to having fun 😂

[@MadMaxOs93]

You were very good @Calabasas for various reasons. Extremely good against Holmgren & insane mental strength in the 1st match. Great goin

[@Saitama-sense0]

@MyTennisHQ can share about your fitness routine between the tournaments? How much you time you spend on fitness while touring?

[@scottcarson3059]

Yours is the best tennis channel by far! Are you coming over to the UK this summer?

[@KaruesellHQ]

Might be going to UK at the end of the month

[@SmallEngineer]

Sorry to hear you didn't have fun at the Bakersfield Tennis Open. I enjoyed watching you play and thanks for the selfie!

[@JeffCohnTennis]

I just love how everyone on KZbin struggles to get 1 ATP point and you got nearly 60 in half a year. A truly great player!

[@KaruesellHQ]

Hahah appreciate it!

[@info781]

Getting 1 is still a big deal.

[@Alex-ii9sp]

Getting 1 point is really hard not because of level necessarily, but enduring the travel and playing qualis against people without any knowledge of their game style. Once you have 1 point and can qualify for the main draw of futures, everything becomes easier.

[@xxpinghead7xx]

Truly great player-talent is spot on. And add in all the coaching and watching he has been doing only strengthens the mental and strategic side.

[@HorstRieder-l9c]

he has been around 400 in the ranking already when he was younger, so he definitely is a good player with big potential. unfortunately he is one of the many who couldn’t afford the itf tour by just playing tennis. still, even getting 1 point takes a lot of effort

[@MewZ3ro]

Karue play the Charlottesville 75 challenger, i think ur ranking will be high enough to enter main draw, wanna watch ya play live fighting

[@joetenise]

Def wasn’t a mistake turning pro, and the confident mustache confirms it 💪

[@KaruesellHQ]

lol

[@brahimlokrisio6339]

The difference between top 100 and the others is the fitness and the endurance and also tune more and more the serve and all technics

[@silentbovo1]

Loving your journey! Hope to see you in a GS qualifier!

[@Jonnycycler]

Karue is one of these guys that does more and advertise less. A solid tennis player that can win alot in the future! I think Karue should also try the doubles and perhaps play a Challenger together with Giron since they are good friends too! A Sell/Giron duel would be a tough one to beat and a great additional income for Karue!

[@analogkid8]

Great video. Keep up the hard work. Small criticism on editing - the “mouse click” sound effect between segments hurts my ears (especially on headphones)

[@andrewg9998]

Just came across your channel… Really enjoyed watching you beat up on Fritz lol… Congratulations on your success thus far and keep up the great work!

[@realpristinecap]

Keep going Karue 👊

[@Zenavesta]

Insightful, keep going Karue!

[@larrieuxroyale]

Following your journey, climbing the ATP rankings has been a joy. Keep up the good work 💪

[@honchileong]

Yo yo support from Hong Kong. Keep on keeping on Karue

[@brahimlokrisio6339]

U have to be patient and u have time Bro , look at Jule Marie it needed him 2 years and a half to be at 200 ranking , so patience and commitment is a crucial key

[@june8960]

Karue is gonna get to top 100 in 2024!

[@stefanthomassen4750]

That will never happens... sorry for your dreams 🙂

[@bmanbusee3812]

@@stefanthomassen4750😮

[@KaruesellHQ]

That's a little bold hahah

[@lucasroman3010]

Very good video. Really like your channel. Keep going!

[@KaruesellHQ]

Will do

[@sandrofelder]

Keep it up Karue! Do you post the video against the guy in the red shirt. Love his footwork and the one-hander.

[@stevel.2759]

Tony Robbins Ultimate Success Formula said there's no failure just wins and undesired results. If you give it ur all, and restrategize and take action again.

[@Teerexy]

Proud of u man🙌🏾

[@RobertGarcia-s5z]

You got this! Can't stop won't stop. Do you still use the 100d? Or are you using the 95

[@HoboHabilis]

Are you going to defend your title in Ojai this year? I was there last year, but only saw you having a beverage. Good luck!

[@PerryLoh-i1w]

Keep up the grind Karue! Still holding to my prediction of Top 300 by US Open

[@VictorAlonsoDJ]

It is never a mistake to chase dreams! That's meaning of life 🫡💪

[@terrfan]

waiting for the day this guy gets a wildcard into a tour event 🤞

[@RW-ws9dp]

👏👏👏 Stay healthy! Best to you!

[@aaoryk24]

Hey Karue been watching since 2021 awesome to see you compete what do you think this biggest level change is from itf to challengers and beyond?

[@LQNYC11111]

Enjoyed your video a lot. Learn & improve my tennis from your videos. Could you do some videos on tennis oriented exercises you can do off court? Thanks!

[@KaruesellHQ]

There’s a video on the channel about this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3Wvkq2Qob6Aqrcfeature=shared Plus you can follow my coach @fit4tennis who specializes in this

[@jamestomkins3516]

It so cool to strive. True sports mentality. By the way what specs did you settle on with 100 D

[@lfmoliveira1]

Vc podia considerar um giro no Brasil, tem um monte de ITF e Challengers pra jogar e vc podia matar a saudades do saibro

[@yea.whtvr1]

ATP live rankings have you at #583 wonder if you will make it to top 500 this year

[@chalecmouse268]

something special here Karue, keep going! people retire these days at 43

[@Josh-kr1cc]

We know from your previous videos that most pros are in the red financially unless you are in the top 100. Is that still true and do you use your youtube revenue to finance your tour and training? Good luck on your next matches.

[@peterbedford2610]

Makes for great content

[@trenerpotennisu]

Cool 🤙 I’m a tennis coach, want turning pro at 40 in this year on Antalya futures. My wife: just do it ❤

[@KaruesellHQ]

Go at it

[@trenerpotennisu]

@@KaruesellHQthanks Bro, see you on tour 🎾

[@tdson1]

Hey Karue, has Chris Eubanks success motivated you at all to have success on tour, especially b/c you beat him. Love your videos & good luck!

[@KaruesellHQ]

not really no, I am on my own path. I’ve beaten plenty of guys who are top 100 now but the comeback is just trying to play at the highest level I can before I can’t do that anymore

[@cscummingsiv]

Need you to get a wild card for Rio next year

[@altrfryd5859]

Karue, can you please already fix Winston Du's serves? I think it is about time something needs to be done about this issue and also not sure why it has not happenend yet but maby you were being too busy with other stuff lately?

[@KaruesellHQ]

i am too busy to coach someone to improve their serve. It takes a long time. It is up to Winston if he actually wants to improve his serve he has to go put in the work. There is not magic to it

[@altrfryd5859]

@@KaruesellHQ Yes, I understand. I just hope he fixes it sooner than later

[@caioscofield]

Dimitrov is proving you can make a comeback in your 30s.

[@johnthurston7783]

Get it karue

[@BGuarton]

I know it’s unlikely, but I would absolutely LOVE it if you were offered a Wildcard into Qualifying for the US Open! I think you are good enough to qualify!! #KarueUSOpen2024

[@KaruesellHQ]

hahah it is not unlikely it is impossible. I will earn the tournaments I play

[@BGuarton]

That’s the right mindset to have. I just think you are good enough to play at that level!

[@BriceBriceBabyy]

If you had replaced Sinner for his match against Djokovic at the 2024 AO do you think you could have won?

[@KaruesellHQ]

Lolol no that's insane

[@BriceBriceBabyy]

@@KaruesellHQ Gotta have faith! lol

[@williamm1383]

can u you come to indonesia to my club

[@Videolistener]

Did you stop coaching Marcos?

[@KaruesellHQ]

what do you think?

[@eyeofhorus1301]

I think there'd be no time to coach him@@KaruesellHQ

[@Videolistener]

@@KaruesellHQfair enough 😂

[@davebudge4526]

Soccer has thousands of men playing in the top division in dozens of leagues in Europe, Asia, South America, North America and now the Oil countries in the Middle East all these guys think of themselves as top shelf talent yet in tennis the broad public perception is if you're not in the top 120 you're a bum, which is ridiculous. I love tennis and would queue for an hour and pay 30 bucks to watch you play 2 full sets. Tennis is a cruel but beautiful sport, I wish it was better run kinda like soccer with leagues and a potential for a decent living for guys like yourself.

[@GeneralRock114]

But, how much money are you making???

[@Phil_OG]

You'd look good bald.

[@MakinItHappenn]

You're not really going pro bro. It's just a publicity stunt to get views and traffic up. You tried and you were a mid level ATP Challenger player at best that got riddled with injuries. Your personality, coaching skills and pro player connections enables you to run a KZbin channel that is very successful and I commend you for it, but stop lying to the audience that you have. Cheers.

[@ST-ek6lf]

I personally dislike your personality. You don’t know tennis at all Karue is the most down to earth real tennis KZbinr you could ever know . I know he can reach top 200 for sure

[@KaruesellHQ]

Lol what an absolute jackass. Riddled with injuries? Where did you read that? 😂 keep "makinithappen" brother. Seems like you are out there really doing that. And even if I am all that, it doesn't matter, people are interested in the journey, not the final outcome. Thats the whole point of doing this. What an idiot lol

[@Official.tadiwa]

This is the dumbest comment ever

[@MakinItHappenn]

@@KaruesellHQ You're trying to replicate what Jules Marie has been doing for the past couple of years with his French based audience, I get that, but acting like you were not trying to go for pro in your 20s is a little disingenuous Karue man. You tried qualifying for Challengers and even an ATP Tour 250. If you had won those matches and gone deep you would have made it a full-time venture. You didn't wanna be that journeyman guy that floated around the Futures though. Which is fair. Now you've got money and a fan following you're more motivated.

[@stefanthomassen4750]

I like the content, which Karue produces here on youtube, it is entertainy, but a "real pro" who can make a living from his returns on ATP, he will never do. Friends of me had been around ATP330, even they couldn´t do it financially. And one of them lost against Nadal with 16 in the final of the european championships, beat Struff (when Struff was already Top 100) and others, who are now Top30. But even him struggled, due to injuries and other things... So that "real pro" is 1 of a million, a nice dream, but for nearly all, only a dream 🙂

[@CH-yp5by]

Nah not a mistake because you had a go and regardless if it matched your definition of success or not at least you will know many years later that you had a go and that you will not be asking what if.

[@Rhoonae]

A lot of respect, and I want to echo the positive comments on here. However, one point is the sound balance is kind of strange, the clicking sound on cuts is quite harsh and loud, at least in my ears

[@XxverhAUTxX]

+1 on everything you said and I wanna double down on the clicking sound - yeah that almost made me quit watching the video even tho enjoying the content alot

[@Iluvtennis]

Thanks!

[@chowylin7250]

Its a joy seeing your progress Karue! Your videos have helped me tons with my game too. Good luck for the rest of the season!

[@ab9554]

how are the top 2000 players surviving financially?

[@KaruesellHQ]

They aren't. I don't know how tbh

[@stefanthomassen4750]

@@KaruesellHQ They have rich parents or are broke or they give lots of coaching hours to other kids, which also dream from a pro-career :-)

[@RonnieJamesOsbourne]

For context; Colton Smith recently beat Govind Nanda quite convincingly; 3 and 4.

[@KaruesellHQ]

Exac

[@aaronpetrie9614]

Thanks for answering! I'm a therapist for performers(athletes, business professionals etc...). Love to see how performers handle the emotions. Sounds like you have a great mindset with your approach. Keep grinding. Buddies and I talk about your journey it's been fun to watch!

[@varunshahvo-tv9854]

Bro u have 10 years till fed retirement age

[@dpadron]

Not a mistake by any means in my opinion as a fan of yours. But please, enjoy the journey. You have inspired me to join the USTA and play league matches. Now I have joined two teams and play twice a week. This, plus my fun play with friends has had an effect on my fitness and I feel better and better by the week. Receive positive vibes from all of us and keep pushing!

[@ryanmason4269]

Awesome accomplishment Karue. Your journey is very inspiring.

[@mikeni1225]

Turning pro at 30 alone, possibly a mistake. Turning pro at 30 WHILE having a great youtube story + online presence and business, GREAT. Besides the top 10 players, most people don't pay attention to players sub rank 100. Creating a great story for us to follow your journey, win or lose, is great because, WE, the audience want a taste of the day to day life of a pro. We want to know what the players are thinking in their game, on the mental side.

[@alexisperez4100]

God bless you and keep pursuing your dreams. There probably no one at the ATP of your age and ranking with so many followers. Keep training, that is the key, we are all rooting for you.

[@5ammy13]

You beat Taylor in a practice set. I reckon you're ready for top 200😃 all the best Karue ❤️

[@leo-bfx]

Vai Brasil! Quero ver vc jogando o AO aqui em Melbourne 💪 abraço

[@MelodyMaker]

Take note of Dmitrov's victory yesterday against Alcaraz. There's room for the elder statesmen who feel and and go with it.

[@AJ-iu6nw]

modern bodies can go to 40. 40 is the new 30. Men are physically peaking at the 27-33 range, and after 33 it's declining, but not at an accelerated rate either. Depending on your lifestyle and diet, you could easily be a 30 year old athlete for multiple years and have high performance. You just need to take care of injuries just as any aged athlete must

[@Serii07_05]

Man if would exist tennis rankings in KZbin you would be on the first place, congrats and keep going🎉❤

[@KBar591]

Good luck to you on your forward journey. Stay patience and rise in ranking !

[@oooodaxteroooo]

i would recommend for recovery: carbs and proteins. spaghetti with eggs works wonders for me. rest. cold - like swimming or boarding try it. halfed my recovery time.

[@jonz94]

Hey Karue - huge fan! I noticed on a lot of the matches you've lost this year your 1st serve percentage was down. Like low 50s or below. Would you say that's your biggest area of improvement to get to the next level? Cause I think if you're consistently >60%, you're gonna crush your opponents especially given how good your return game is.

[@KaruesellHQ]

Yep. It's always the serve. Serving has never been easy to me and while I am a lot comfortable with it today, there are still days it goes off. And I can be stubborn trying to continue to hit big. That being said, you still need to win free points so it's about the balance of things. It is something I focus on a lot

[@jonz94]

@@KaruesellHQ You got this! As someone who also is shorter (by tennis standards lol), I draw a lot of inspiration from guys like you, DeMinaur, Mannarino, Alcaraz. Dominant service games needs to revolve around high 1st serve percentage and then good +1 forehands. Guys 6'0 and under like us aren't gonna have high ace percentages, but that's ok.

[@longgrayline8055]

You have to get used to the grind, travel, and mental stress. I did it for years in the 90’s as a player and then as a hitter and coach to two top WTA players and Russia’s #1 male player back in the early 2000’s. Eventually you become used to the scene and you begin to relax and play better. You have to get used to being uncomfortable and performing at a high level. It comes. 6 months is way too short to judge anything. You’re just cutting your teeth. You have game. Keep playing…

[@triduytran]

Incredible progress Karue - keep pushing! For an amateur like me in my late 40s, where do you recommend I find tennis-specific trainers who can whip me into much better shape and higher fitness level?

[@xband]

Great job pulling out the W R1, that 6 minute rant would have gotten into my head. He must get that serve in sometimes to be at 194. Awesome win. I think that tweener started his meltdown 😂

[@joaomfarias21]

caraa, que legal, nao sabia que voce era brasileiro

[@SherKhan0122]

Hey can you get permission from ITF to post match play content? Their tournament attendance is abysmal at their events and they could benefit from the increased exposure.

[@andrewyu654]

Hey is there any chance you can give out a stretching list

[@MatiasPark-w1v]

We wil be waiting for you here in argentina, maybe you dont really like playing in clay, but i hope to see you in a near future

[@ryantraniam]

I think fitness is the only thing preventing you from getting to the top 100. Keep improving your fitness and the ranking will go up and up

[@jonathanchen1026]

here's a fun random question: how do you keep your trucker hats clean? do you just toss em in the washing machine? hand wash every time? or what?

[@fz4296]

When I am on the court struggling I sometimes think of how smooth you'd swing and it helps me improve my game on the spot, no joke lol

[@neilangeles396]

What is the attitude of the players playing challenger events? Do they all believe they are going to graduate to the ATP tour?

[@baldmethhead1853]

Just want to put out there Brock Higley was arrested for minorly exposure in a drive thru💀😬

[@vanderszpak]

Impressive journey so far! Hope to see you playing at the Grand Slams qualis level soon

[@samirzakur]

I didn't know you're Brazilian! Vamoooossss!!!

[@gabzu123]

O que???? Sigo esse canal ha uns meses como eu nunca tinha descoberto que voce era brasileiro?? Porra joga muito parabens!

[@djfelipehead]

top vou fazer 30 então ainda ha esperanças rs, fica mais facil jogar os torneios ITF na gringa do no Brasil

[@DanielSilva-jr7xt]

Muito bom amigo. Ainda dá sim pra chegar num Grand Slam. É força total de agora em diante.

[@IIIRAYDENIII]

Great journey so far!! 🤩🥳 Really appreciate you sharing all the experiences and insights!

[@AR-mb3id]

Who is this guy? He needs to SELL himself better. lol.

[@BriceBriceBabyy]

keep at it king! love the progress. Would be amazing to see you play some GS qualifiers in the future

[@actoranthonybradford]

keep going! you're doing so great! love following your journey! thanks for sharing!

[@paulf5465]

up 55 spots this week !! amazing . keep going to age 40 😁

[@MrArche123]

Can’t wait to watch you at us open qualies. You will have so many fans there.

[@zoomiedot]

Thanks!

[@MAELOB]

Look up victor Estrella Burgos - late bloomer 💪🏼

[@Jackgtennislife]

This guys level must be a joke to get that high that quick 😂

[@Tlcunha81]

Setup a colab with Jules Marie plz!!!!

[@nghongming2831]

do people sell games after turning pro?

[@felipesartori3905]

broo, are u Brazilian? There is no way

[@santiagovm1972]

Keep up the work Karue 👏

[@larx5931]

10:30 Wtf? Who edited this clip?

[@photobearcmh]

Thanks!

[@heitormarquesgomes1270]

Well oiled = azeitado hahahaha