USTA 4.5 vs Former D1 | Karue Coaches Me!

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    This is a singles set between me and Eric and Eric's first time on the channel! Eric has a big game and played at UCSD back in the day. Karue is coaching me while I play Eric, and both Karue and I are mic'd up for this set. We focused on the "4.5 Now What?" lesson series on his My Tennis HQ Channel. Leave some nice comments below for Eric for playing this match with Karue and me!
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    Winston - USTA 4.5
    Eric - UTR 13.3 (career high)
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    0:55 - Racket Specs
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  • @LTBlightthebeam
    @LTBlightthebeam Рік тому +262

    Let's take a moment to appreciate Eric in this practice match. It isn't easy trying to not embarrass himself and of course not embarrass our star, Winston.

  • @Shank-o-Pottomas
    @Shank-o-Pottomas Рік тому +181

    It's been 5 months since I've been watching Winston. All my hats have suddenly turned backwards, and now my quads are so big I had to buy all new shorts. I now uncontrollably run around every backhand when I get the chance. I'll be back in a month to report further progress. Thank you Winston

    • @jakstrike1
      @jakstrike1 Рік тому +2

      Did you burn all your socks as well?

    • @RCShufty
      @RCShufty Рік тому

      doing the lords work.

    • @samster978
      @samster978 Рік тому +4

      its been 5 months and for some reason my hair is curly now

    • @azimuthal1392
      @azimuthal1392 Рік тому +1

      how's your second serve speed? 😂

  • @grimson
    @grimson Рік тому +178

    This video is the best example of levels as you’ll ever see. Winston is a really good 4.5 player, but watch Eric’s body language during the points. He’s totally untroubled, no stress, smooth and easy footwork. Then Karue comes in with such a heavy and penetrating ball that all Eric’s comfort and confidence is gone. It’s just crazy how the levels go up and up.

    • @grimson
      @grimson Рік тому +5

      @@WinstonDu And you did! What amazed me is that you hit a really good ball that would have excellent club players in all kinds of trouble. But Eric is a different level & then Karue’s level is just another planet!

    • @juliuscho6343
      @juliuscho6343 Рік тому +8

      Exactly. Man, this game is in levels and when you watch Karue hit with Giron you see they are stepping it up another level. Thanks Winston and Karue for this content.

    • @TECHLINKELITE
      @TECHLINKELITE Рік тому

      Penetrating 😅😈😈

    • @robertzhang1568
      @robertzhang1568 Рік тому

      The depth of the ball the moment karue played those two points is insane

    • @bkatbamna
      @bkatbamna 9 місяців тому +2

      Looked like Eric was going at about 50% there. Great match to see. It is difficult to realize on video how high an ATP pro's level really is because they are playing against another ATP pro. Watching Karue hit against even a good player shows the contrast.

  • @dustyroot4708
    @dustyroot4708 Рік тому +34

    Kudos to Eric for holding back for the benefit of this lesson. You could tell he was going about 50% and he was still doing well against Winston, who is no slouch. This video had some great examples of the difference between a 15, 11-13, and an 8 UTR. Always room for improvement.

  • @ByongSun
    @ByongSun Рік тому +52

    Would love more of this. the combination of live play and coaching is fantastic!

  • @BassByTheBay
    @BassByTheBay Рік тому +29

    Wow, having watched dozens of Winston's videos, I can readily say this is my favorite. I feel like I got my own private lesson from Karue! And the match was really entertaining, plus it was clear that Karue's coaching was helping Winston. And kudos to Eric for playing the "straight man". Would love to see more like this.

  • @SpiritSlayer1
    @SpiritSlayer1 Рік тому +11

    7:23 That kid’s backhand is amazing

  • @fuzzyballstennisclub
    @fuzzyballstennisclub Рік тому +54

    Double collabo drop by Karue and Winston and I'm all for it

    • @MarkSansait
      @MarkSansait Рік тому +5

      what about me?

    • @markj6302
      @markj6302 Рік тому

      @@MarkSansait ua-cam.com/video/DYjl1GFrWD8/v-deo.html

  • @-Munditimum-
    @-Munditimum- Рік тому +11

    Tremendous respect for Eric. Thanks for putting yourself out there. You're an amazing player.
    This maybe just me but, Winston's intensity and footwork were something I had never seen from him before...he was killin' it. Of course thank to ma man K for helping him out.
    Amazing content Winston. Keep it up!!
    Cheers!
    M

  • @MrFunkyko
    @MrFunkyko Рік тому +25

    That was insane watching Eric cruise the first couple games and then Karue came in and just pieces him up for two points. I thought Eric wasn’t going to get manhandled that much, man Karue is good

    • @chubun6631
      @chubun6631 Рік тому +6

      If you comparing Karue's serving motion with Winston's, it does not appear to be that much faster if at all, but somehow the ball just has so much more pop on it.

    • @MrFunkyko
      @MrFunkyko Рік тому +1

      @@chubun6631 That's what I'm saying, if you watch all three play by only seeing their court side with no result shot, you would think they all would be around the same level because they've all got nice form and great strokes to watch, but damn the ball that comes out with less effort from Eric and Karue is wild

    • @chinhong4578
      @chinhong4578 Рік тому +4

      I would say that Eric held his own though, barring that it was on Karue’s serve

    • @chinhong4578
      @chinhong4578 Рік тому +7

      Probably the first time receiving Karue’s serve too, you need some time to adjust to the speed and power especially after playing to Winston’s serve

    • @MrFunkyko
      @MrFunkyko Рік тому +1

      @@chinhong4578 That was pre seeing the other points later on in the match. Definitely was able to hold his own

  • @rds4629
    @rds4629 Рік тому +3

    thanks again for putting out the gear checks at the beginning! It was neat seeing the differences in levels b/w all 3 players. Great video and very impressed w/ how Winston adapted his tennis.

  • @dickpiano1802
    @dickpiano1802 Рік тому +5

    Karue is such a cool guy. You hit a forehand out and he's like "well done, it was the right choice".

  • @LunarEclipsism1
    @LunarEclipsism1 Рік тому +7

    I love Eric's service motion! Nice and smooth, uncomplicated and effective

    • @pencilcheck
      @pencilcheck Рік тому +1

      He is trying to be nice so he uses the warm up serve technique otherwise it might be aces everywhere

  • @schmiv2672
    @schmiv2672 Рік тому +6

    Eric's movement and the timing on his strokes is phenomenal. Great job to the both of you! :D

  • @ChowDownDetroit
    @ChowDownDetroit Рік тому +8

    Eric has an awesome tennis stroke. Very smooth

  • @MyTennisHQ
    @MyTennisHQ Рік тому +2

    Let's go!! A few more lessons and we'll sign you up for the PTT in Newport 😏

  • @payamirani5298
    @payamirani5298 Рік тому

    Loving this coaching series Winston and Karue. Very entertaining way to pick up and digest coaching tips. Appreciate both your efforts and shout out to Eric.

  • @MPTennis
    @MPTennis Рік тому +2

    Looking very good Winston! I am working on the same thing and it is great to see you move through this with Karue's help. Keep it up! Oh, and Eric...sweet hitting, you are a great player to watch.

  • @PizzaPartify
    @PizzaPartify Рік тому

    Winston this is my favorite video you have done. It's great to see you play and than hear Karue's commentary right after. The educational value is 11/10

  • @geausportequipment
    @geausportequipment Рік тому

    Great video Winston and Karue! Love this format of learning and playing at the same time.

  • @Esprits4s
    @Esprits4s Рік тому +6

    This is great stuff watching Karue coach a pretty good player with some deeply ingrained habits! Probably won't be easy, but Winston hitting balls while falling back has been pretty noticeable in your videos, especially on your forehand. I think a lot of 3.5 to 4.5 players have this same issue and it's one of the visual cues that distinguishes a higher level player. Thanks to both of you!

  • @obelushub1
    @obelushub1 Рік тому

    Love seeing the longer video :D also nice to see Karue again

  • @lolynnnn
    @lolynnnn Рік тому

    Well done Winston, I’ve had a long break from tennis and videos like these have really inspired me to get back into tennis again

  • @jakstrike1
    @jakstrike1 Рік тому +2

    Great video. This is the best stuff on UA-cam atm!
    Also having Karue step in and win points on command and hit corner after corner makes the diff between good rec player/college player and pro very obvious.

  • @EdgeriPlaysTennis
    @EdgeriPlaysTennis Рік тому +2

    The collabs are insane! Love it! I like Karue’s style of coaching. His feedback is very simple and easy to apply. More big picture focused rather than tiny detail fixes (which there are an endless amount of in tennis lol). Winston you may as well make a run for an atp point at this rate 😂

  • @itschickenlittle1409
    @itschickenlittle1409 Рік тому +1

    Great video guys! Can we appreciate not only the progress that Winston’s been making… but also how Eric’s timing is soooo freaking consistent? 👏🏼👏🏼

  • @swu1413
    @swu1413 Рік тому

    Thanks for the lessons guys!

  • @mehmetvaroglu1489
    @mehmetvaroglu1489 Рік тому

    Good game guys!! Having coach tips inside court seems great!

  • @excelgeek6636
    @excelgeek6636 Рік тому

    I love love your channel Winston. Great work. I’m a big fan!! So many awesome things about it….I teach tennis but my kids are competitive juniors. I love that you are such a student of the game.

  • @manuo7245
    @manuo7245 Рік тому

    I enjoyed this kind of coaching-in-a-match kind of content. Keep it up.

  • @saltypicogram2982
    @saltypicogram2982 Рік тому

    Absolutely enjoying these open mic coaching matches, feel like if I had more coaching back in high school tennis days I wouldn't have stagnated for so long.

  • @tenniswithric
    @tenniswithric Рік тому

    Love it. Even Eric was giving some advise to Winston during game play. Great energy guys 💪

  • @fosho8214
    @fosho8214 Рік тому +3

    Definite improvement. One of the best sets seen Winston play. If only you could have Karue there for all your matches lol. Next is serve and overhead. Props to Eric as todays hitting partner.

  • @nguyen925
    @nguyen925 Рік тому +1

    Man what great rallies once Karue was able to motivate you the correct way. For some reason when I watch his videos his teaching isn't as impactful as when I see him giving you pointers and seeing it improve your game makes it pretty darn good.
    Also it's crazy to see how us Normal players (I used to be a 4.5, at times I can play at that level but definitely more of a 4.0 or less player now) play against a D1 player... get outclassed but then see a player like Karue step in and you gain a huge difference in perspective on how far apart a former pro player is to a D1 (and a 4.5 player).
    I hope we can see more videos like this! Love the 3 way collab, man I doubt I can ever get to Karues level but somewhere between where I'm at and Eric's level is amazing. Also Winston you've definitely improved significantly from when I first saw your videos, keep it up man! Also we miss Lotti 😉

  • @LegolasD
    @LegolasD Рік тому +6

    Best I’ve seen Winston play. His net game was really good compared to past videos

  • @1ftsports678
    @1ftsports678 Рік тому

    Great job Winston! I can see your improvement every video

  • @jkbharrison
    @jkbharrison Рік тому +3

    Awesome video! Your game is about to reach new heights!

    • @yaseenkady52
      @yaseenkady52 Рік тому

      @@WinstonDu Winston your game has progressed miles since I last saw you!! Great work!!!

  • @SimonServes
    @SimonServes Рік тому

    Great playing Winston. You had some really good points there, especially later in the set. Eric’s play is smooth and solid control, makes you really work for the point.

  • @tobiaslejnerborn2238
    @tobiaslejnerborn2238 Рік тому

    Great game Winston Eric & Karue. Super educating too!

  • @jeansebastienzavallone6463
    @jeansebastienzavallone6463 Рік тому +1

    Honestly i really like the concept oh having you being coached at the same time because i can really relate to myself being clueless about what im doing wrong during a match and wishing i could get some cues.

  • @sandratoplaystennis
    @sandratoplaystennis Рік тому

    Great Set! The ball speed difference makes such a big difference!

  • @ryanbailey1547
    @ryanbailey1547 Рік тому

    Loved this one, nice work

  • @davebeery_youtube
    @davebeery_youtube Рік тому

    Loved this video! Eric is awesome. Karue is great. Winston made progress. So cool to see it in real time.

  • @bruhbruh514
    @bruhbruh514 10 місяців тому

    Thank you so much for this content. Really helpful

  • @looee___
    @looee___ Рік тому +5

    Winston dude it's great to see these videos coming up on my recommended. I'm long retired from tennis but just watching these makes me want to get back into it. I live right next to Balboa too I really should be hitting! Cheers mate keep up the great work.

  • @gewuerzwiesel123
    @gewuerzwiesel123 Рік тому

    Really cool video! More of this please!

  • @xazn4lyphx
    @xazn4lyphx Рік тому +2

    Would love to see Karue vs Eric, Eric vs SayLes, SayLes vs Karue. These guys are top notch and if you keep hanging out with them, you’re game is gonna get there too Winston! Love the lesson & the uploads lately!

  • @andrewoh4790
    @andrewoh4790 Рік тому

    Great stuff Winston! I’m also implementing the same things into my game and it’s helped with players around my level and slightly higher.
    Keep it up bro!

  • @ryder_tennis
    @ryder_tennis Рік тому

    Learned so much from this video! I am 13, and looking to start UTRs this summer, and your videos have helped me improve off the court in my downtime. I just started tennis this year, but I have destroyed my opponents in district and school tournaments, and now am getting serious about tennis, and my coach says I can go varsity as a freshman!

  • @almister
    @almister Рік тому

    Entertaining and educational, what more is needed from a tennis video. Thanks

  • @taoyinghuang1439
    @taoyinghuang1439 Рік тому

    Fun to watch with the live coaches

  • @williammkellyy
    @williammkellyy Рік тому

    The amount of topspin you play with as well as height over the net is fascinating. Especially because you stay aggressive! 👏👏👏

  • @EliJolleyBridge
    @EliJolleyBridge Рік тому

    Love that you are being trained to be more aggressive! GO WINSTONNN

  • @tormanting
    @tormanting Рік тому +4

    Winston's crosscourt forehand is dangerous!

  • @sakuranaruto4324
    @sakuranaruto4324 Рік тому

    I love this match play with coaching and commentary. Your on to something. Maybe polish this kinda content to make it better for viewing and content. But this is great 😂😊🎉

  • @MarcoSolidx
    @MarcoSolidx Рік тому +5

    Keep up the hard work and you’ll be at 5.0 sooner than you expect!

  • @cp_703
    @cp_703 Рік тому +2

    Winston is a 5.5 USTA player. The first 2 games shows his great footwork and quality of technique of shots especially his forehand very precise

  • @taylorzhou6745
    @taylorzhou6745 Рік тому

    Eric had really nice balance and efficiency in movement, not really hitting winners but enough to make you winded. Very cool to see.

  • @michaeltreis9751
    @michaeltreis9751 Рік тому

    Congrats on 30K!!!! I super enjoy your content. I am actually going to be in Palm Springs till Monday with Ian soing some coaching for Essential tennis!!!

    • @michaeltreis9751
      @michaeltreis9751 Рік тому

      @@WinstonDu I should of let you know earlier then maybe we could of linked up for a set.

    • @michaeltreis9751
      @michaeltreis9751 Рік тому

      @@WinstonDu oh dang. Maybe this we can try and find a time👍

  • @maxpowers4436
    @maxpowers4436 Рік тому

    Great job Winston and Karue good to see you implementing what you learned in your most recent lesson. You are 100% Winston it is more effort in the short term to be abit more aware and put more juice on those shots. But with the innate forehand weapon you have Winston if you get good at it you will end points on your terms and much earlier in the point.

  • @johnnyblackrants7625
    @johnnyblackrants7625 Рік тому +4

    One thing I think Karue should mention - the degree of difficulty of the shots he wants you to attempt is MUCH MUCH higher than the degree of difficulty of standing back and letting the ball drop. Seeing the ball clearly is harder, spacing it is harder, and timing it is harder.
    Everybody misses a ton when they start trying to attack, because offensive tennis is a lot more difficult than neutral tennis. Eventually, the attacking forehands will become close to as high percentage as your current forehand, but only after a lot of practice. If you needed to win a match *today*, you probably shouldn't do it, although, long term, it's clearly going to make you better.

  • @timvansamang
    @timvansamang Рік тому

    Love it!!!!!

  • @giacomomineo73
    @giacomomineo73 Рік тому

    Great hitting guys!

  • @xart23x
    @xart23x Рік тому

    Great freakin coach. Saw the improvement quickly.

  • @bbbby519
    @bbbby519 Рік тому

    It’s so fun to watch three players with significantly different skill levels. BTW: Winston is nearly the top of recreational players! Huge differences between pros and others!

  • @yespe01
    @yespe01 Рік тому

    great match from everyone

  • @ahmadfriehat4074
    @ahmadfriehat4074 Рік тому

    Eric effortless power that he generate is just stunning ,didn’t looks like he is even trying. Very Good example about weight transfer.

  • @timvansamang
    @timvansamang Рік тому

    Well done, Winston!!!

  • @jefflancero1062
    @jefflancero1062 Рік тому

    Winston rockin' the tall crew socks!! whoaaa!!

  • @tim72184
    @tim72184 Рік тому

    Nice. I'd be thrilled to take one game off that D1.

  • @OmarNoWay
    @OmarNoWay Рік тому

    Moooore video whit Karue coach's !!!!!

  • @commondirtbagz7130
    @commondirtbagz7130 Рік тому

    This reminds me of my old tennis coach. Miss him 😢

  • @robdavies4294
    @robdavies4294 Рік тому

    Eric has fabulous strokes - very skillful to look that effortless

  • @jamesmckinnon9473
    @jamesmckinnon9473 Рік тому +1

    Awesome, now off to men’s league. I will take Karue’s tips with me. Will provide updates, assuming I win. Two really strong Channels.
    Ps are you taking us to Indian Wells again?

  • @jquest99
    @jquest99 Рік тому +1

    I would SO love to have Karue coach me through a match!!!

  • @neelabhchoudhary2063
    @neelabhchoudhary2063 Рік тому

    This video is fucking phenomenal. I would love to see more videos like this with karue working on a certain aspect of your game for each of these kinds of videos.
    Also I just sent 5 dollars to your Venmo!

  • @aSm8full
    @aSm8full Рік тому

    Eric is so smooth!

  • @sayles7858
    @sayles7858 Рік тому +3

    I better watch out for the rematch ;)

  • @anacap007
    @anacap007 Рік тому +1

    What I notice is that Eric had plenty of time against Winston's ball and took many balls on the rise taking time away from Winston. That's why Winston was always on his heels and difficult to take control of the point. And it's simply amazing to watch Karue play a few points and it's all too obvious his shots are faster and heavier.

  • @thelonelydekuscrub4817
    @thelonelydekuscrub4817 Рік тому +3

    I’m a freshman on my highschool team and I love watching all of your videos it inspires me to try to improve

  • @perryloh695
    @perryloh695 Рік тому +7

    Tough on Eric to have to keep adjusting between UTR 9 and 14 opponent within the same game lol

    • @grimson
      @grimson Рік тому

      Hahaha yeah there’s a pretty massive difference & it showed in the results of the points!

    • @y2jandy
      @y2jandy Рік тому

      To his credit, he adjusted pretty quickly

  • @markj6302
    @markj6302 Рік тому +1

    @WinstonDu this guy used to be a UTR 13 and you're more like an 8 and you held two solid games against him with a (relatively) poor serve. Incredible progress! Normally when the UTR gap is that big you'd expect a 6-0 thrashing, and you would have almost guaranteed that if you played your regular game where you just stay back - you'd have nothing to trouble him. Your rally forehand is good but its not going to trouble a player of that caliber. Awesome progress, loving this series and jealous Karue is not coaching me!

    • @DonRobberto
      @DonRobberto Рік тому +1

      To be fair, Eric was playing very casually against Winston. You could tell he raised his level considerably against Karue when he jumped in on the 7th game at 2-4. But I agree Winston did very good and has definitely improved his game

  • @leemo731
    @leemo731 Рік тому

    Tickled me a little when Winston mentioned Karue's natural gut video! 😄

  • @MisterG300
    @MisterG300 Рік тому

    Nice !! Great content 😅

  • @keinerkenton6203
    @keinerkenton6203 Рік тому

    13:59 embrace the pressure.. good advice and cool pick up

  • @KrayzListerine
    @KrayzListerine Рік тому

    Would advise anyone to observe Eric's groundstrokes. Very fluid on both backhand and forehand. V good player.

  • @skyridge8465
    @skyridge8465 Рік тому

    Bro you got ROBBED at 20:55 on that out call lol. Great video- quality Tennis content here.

  • @BennaiMusic
    @BennaiMusic Рік тому +2

    I just came from the MyTennis video!

  • @DAZeddy
    @DAZeddy Рік тому

    Eric forehand so smooth

  • @sunnyc8900
    @sunnyc8900 Рік тому

    What a great coach. W was a different player in just 4 games

  • @youngsuit
    @youngsuit Рік тому

    This is a great idea for a video

  • @yanongkristohanonmusic7695
    @yanongkristohanonmusic7695 Рік тому

    Eric hits the ball “on the rise”❤❤❤❤

  • @Bardini6789
    @Bardini6789 Місяць тому

    This is awesome content

  • @rahmeenayoubi106
    @rahmeenayoubi106 Рік тому

    UC San Diego turned it up a gear towards the end. Was playing at like 60% most of the match

  • @burntoast09
    @burntoast09 Рік тому

    I saw and met karue at the Dallas open

  • @gregtseng1673
    @gregtseng1673 Рік тому +6

    Such a great helpful video! Question: How come Winston served two games in a row at 2-4 and 3-4?

    • @K4R3N
      @K4R3N Рік тому +2

      Saw that

    • @y2jandy
      @y2jandy Рік тому

      Right. He cheated when Karue wasnt watching 😁

  • @RK-ft9rn
    @RK-ft9rn Рік тому

    Hey Winston...what type of drills did Karue have for you to recognize short balls earlier and then moving forward?....Love the content...If you want to play down, I'm a 3.5 in Irvine, give me a shout.

  • @dvdfan2000
    @dvdfan2000 Рік тому

    Wow! There is a huge difference between Winston, Eric, and Karue. The pro level must be insane!

  • @petshop7248
    @petshop7248 Рік тому

    winston said techniFIBBER haha. im weakkkk! Them lyin ass strings!

  • @marcelobarros5729
    @marcelobarros5729 Рік тому

    Excellent content ! I would just suggest to maybe place the camera a little higher so we get a better view if possible.