内容摘要：It came at what could have been a critical moment, because instead of leading 40-30 on his serve, Alcaraz was now down 30-40, giving Shelton his first break point of the match. But Alcaraz saved that one — and five others in that 20-point game — along the way to taking a two-set lead in an entertaining matchup between a pair of 22-year-olds who hit the ball hard.

It came at what could have been a critical moment, because instead of leading 40-30 on his serve, Alcaraz was now down 30-40, giving Shelton his first break point of the match. But Alcaraz saved that one — and five others in that 20-point game — along the way to taking a two-set lead in an entertaining matchup between a pair of 22-year-olds who hit the ball hard.

It doesn’t charge its participants until they start earning money once they begin working on the farm.At that point, they pay $100 a week for food, housing, clothing and transportation. They earn $10 an hour the first 90 days, then get a raise to $15 to $17 an hour.

The goal is to keep men in the program for a year as opposed to other recovery programs that run for 30, 60 or 90 days.That allows bonds to form among the group, instills confidence and gives the men time to rebuild their lives and relationships with their families.But for every success story, there are some who don’t last.

“They come in here and they think that they’re ready and they’re really not ready,” Taylor said. “They don’t have a gift of desperation to where they’ve got to change and they’ve hit the bottom and they have to be willing to do a lot of little stuff that’s aggravating and challenging.”That includes rising at 4:30 a.m., cleaning their room, keeping the public areas spotless. There are Alcoholic Anonymous meetings at 6 a.m. and work hours run from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. four days a week. Life on the farm involves grooming the horses, getting them out of their stalls and into the pastures daily, visits from veterinarians and farriers, and farm maintenance.

The other days the men attend therapy offsite or visit doctors in an effort to build their sobriety. Stable Recovery partners with an outpatient treatment program that provides classes and therapists and both sides keep in constant communication.

At night, the men take turns making dinner for the group and then it’s lights out at 9 p.m.“It’s a shame, because it was the ‘Hot Shot’ of the day,” Alcaraz said later with a smile.

“Crazy shot,” Shelton said.Here’s what happened: Early in the second set, Shelton whipped a passing shot well out of Alcaraz’s reach up at the net. So Alcaraz flung his racket — and, as his equipment flipped through the air, its strings somehow not only made contact with the ball but sent it back over the net and onto the other side of the court.

was awarded the point. But he went over to the chair umpire to admit that he wasn’t holding his racket when it touched the ball. That’s not allowed, so he conceded the point to Shelton, an American seeded 13th.When the official informed the Court Philippe-Chatrier crowd what had happened, Alcaraz was given a round of applause.