." I just gained and also I want raps," Croatian tennis star Donna Vekiu0107 proclaims Friday afternoon of the US Open. She's merely beaten Peyton Stearns-- as well as after stretching and also bathing-- her upcoming deter pre-press event is the petit Julien Farel pop-up beauty salon concealed inside Queens's Arthur Ashe Stadium. "I had actually been actually standing by all period to view Julian and acquire thumps motivated by Margot Robbie." Greater than two decades ago, hairstylist Julien Farel approached the USA Ping Pong Affiliation with a suggestion: a hair salon where tennis gamers might pop in for a hairstyle, design, or an additional form of self-care during the course of the US Open, among one of the most high-intensity competitions of their year. "It took them five years to say yes to me," Farel, currently 16 years in to the beauty salon collaboration at the Open, informs me along with a smile. "I was actually quite relentless since I knew this would certainly be actually a perk for numerous sportsmens. And also I was right. Today, they await this moment to find in and obtain a hairstyle." Most of the sporting activity's largest titles have rested inside this beauty parlor, which is only open during the course of the two full weeks of the competition: "I cut Rafael Nadal's hair coming from long to short in 2010, that happened right here and also it was actually a large offer. Everybody from Billie Jean Master to [Martina] Navratilova has actually beinged in these office chairs. Our experts had Coco here right after she won in 2014's competition, also." Vekiu0107 and her brand-new bangs, fresh cut through Julien Farel.Photographed by Caroline Tompkins.