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!

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.

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 😭

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.

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

Way to go man, we are all rooting for you to do well. Keep it going!!!

You are a joy to watch. Keep it up Karue and I hope you will stay fit and healthy and have a great season.

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!

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

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.

Congrats Karue! You made that return look so easy! Awesome playing and hope for the best to the rest of the season!

Awesome win Karue! You are on absolute fire and your tennis looks so efficient and your ball striking is so clean so kudos to you. Goodluck for your next event👊

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

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

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

Great job Karue. I enjoy watching your rise up the rankings. I also enjoy the way you play and build points. Your timing and ability to take balls with pace so close to the baseline is incredible. Great start to 2024!

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

It’s all in your mind and your mind is becoming more still…and your self 2 knows what to do. Bravo. Congratulations Karue! Keep growing!

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👊🏼

In addition, your return and groundies where looking solid and strong.. Bravo

I think I'm most impressed with your fitness. Seems like a huge improvement very quickly, no doubt a ton of work. Nice stuff Karue!

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🤝

Wow! Congrats Karue! Agreed, you're walking the talk. You do what you say in your own videos. Not easy for most in KZfaq land. And that Kristen dude has a beast of a serve!

Impressive, Karue. Hope to see more of your matches. One thing strikes me is the amount of struggle that each player is going through on the returns. I guess that is on every level. Perhaps you can put in a video on. returning one of these days. Thanks in advance. Regards from Singapore

Man this video made me so happy! I’m rooting for you Karue! One day I want to see you play against a top 10.

Congrats man, solid, solid work! You’re on fire!! Parabéns 👏👏

Congrats! That is inspirational!

Congratz! Well deserved!!! So proud!

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

Cara tô voltando a jogar tênis e assistia suas dicas/jogos sempre. Fui descobrir hoje que você é Brasileiro haha, muito daora acompanhar seu retorno, boa sorte que tu tá jogando muito!

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

Nice work! Congrats Karue!

Awesome win and an awesome week my man! I have enjoyed watching this journey and following your progress. Would you say the racquet switch has helped your game? Certainly seems like a good switch. Keep up the good work!

Bruh that was crazy, props! Tristan was serving bombs, but you kept the mindset, what a great start. Porra mlk, feliz pacas!

Congrats Karue! Keep on keeping on 🤙

Super high level bro great win!!!

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.

amazing man! so consistent. solid state of play with some beautiful returns of serve. thank you for the excellent content.

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)

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.

Well deserved, loved your "trust the process and keep working hard" attitude after that painful L at the end of the year, so not surprised you bounced back like that. Would love to see you live on day, come to Europe!

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

Congratulations man!

Fantastic play Karue. Congrats!

Congratulations! You did great handling that serve!

👏🏼🔥 BIG CONGRATS!!

That's huge! congrats!

Congratulations Karue! Great win 🏆

Congratulations!!! Couldn't happen to a nicer guy. You looked so at ease on the court, regardless of score. Here's to hoping this is the beginning to all the success you can imagine!What a ridiculous service return at 2:45! Holy moly!

Nice addition to the start of the service motion ala Fed. Accuracy definitely improved on first. Great variety, kept Tristan guessing quite a bit.

Congrats on the win! Awesome returns. Glad you mentioned it at the end, because I was wondering what facing his serve was like. It looked Kyrgios-esque. Looked like an absolute bomb. Keep it up!

awesome job man!!! hard work in the gym first, will try and do the same. Keep it going

Boa!! Great to see you getting success. Enjoy!

Beautiful backhand and nice placement of serves.

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

Great start to the year, man, well done!!

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

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 🎉

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

Awesome! Congrats!

Congratulations, Karue! For the next videos, can you please add the score on the top/bottom of the video so we can easier follow? Thanks

Congrats Karue! Keep it going!

congrats dani super

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

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?

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

Congrats!!

I'm really happy for you man, congrats for the results you're getting. Did you apply for a Rio Open wildcard? I don't know your demographics but maybe it could be interesting for you and the tournament organization.

Awesome as always bro....bora pra cima campeao enjoy brah tmj brazil tiu respeita

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

Keep on rolling!

Hard work paying off! Keep climbing↗

great set against a great server. Your crosscourt backhand is filthy especially with good fitness allowing you to get to it earlier

congrats karue i really feel like youll have a great season ahead of you! my question: what are some tips to aggressively deal with ppl who hit with both pace and topspin? i play quite flat and i always feel neutralized by these balls like i can’t generate or redirect power back while hitting them

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

Congratulations Karue!👏👏

Such a massive improvement in your first serve %, my respect and admiration.

THE BOY!!!! Congrats brother! Keep up the grind, there's more titles to collect this year!

Congrats, man!

Thanks for sharing and congratulations. The Gong sound when the ball hit the walls added a nice Kung-fu movie aura to the match.

I was courtside watching your match at the ITF at Saddlebrook in Florida. I came to watch you play. You were not accustomed to humidity and speed of the court. You were hitting the net a lot and your groundstrokes were landing short. The kid you were playing kept a calm demeanor and being an academy player there, he was used to the conditions. Keep grinding bro. You got a lot of support out there.

11:53 Look at that Sportsmanship during an intense match like that, hats off to you sir :)

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

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

Congrats Karue! I actually enjoy your matches more than watching most of the Aussie Open and other ATP Tour matches. Keep trucking and would love to see you qualify later this year at a big event. Look out Djokovic!

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

Congrats! Your returns are actually insane

Love the ace gong

Well played

You are great!

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!!

Congratulations. You are doing great.

Karue, could you make a short video sometime on your thoughts on your posture/stance when you play? I always notice you look super balanced and also a bit more upright than some players who tend to look more crouched.

Heck yea man, I played a bunch at Reis tennis center I’m from Syracuse

Really good court angle, also your opponet had such a fun playing style

Bro has got an absolute CANNON! Good playing Karue!

WOW, your return of serve was fantastic(a la Agassi)!

Parabéns!!!! 🎉🎉🎉

Kudos Manolo

Haha Karue went full Bulbasaur with his clothes matching the paintjob of the Percept :D congrats on the title!