." I merely gained as well as I really want raps," Croatian ping pong celebrity Donna Vekiu0107 declares Friday afternoon of the United States Open. She is actually simply defeated Peyton Stearns-- and after stretching and also showering-- her following quit pre-press conference is actually the petit Julien Farel pop-up beauty shop concealed inside Queens's Arthur Ashe Stadium. "I had actually been actually waiting all time to find Julian as well as receive raps encouraged through Margot Robbie." More than two decades back, hair stylist Julien Farel came close to the USA Tennis Organization along with a tip: a salon where tennis players might drop by for a hairstyle, style, or an additional type of self-care during the course of the US Open, among the best high-intensity competitions of their year. "It took them 5 years to say yes to me," Farel, now 16 years right into the hair salon relationship at the Open, tells me with a smile. "I was actually quite persistent given that I recognized this would certainly be actually a perk for many sportsmens. And also I corrected. Right now, they wait on this minute to come in and also obtain a haircut." Much of the sport's greatest labels have actually sat inside this beauty parlor, which is actually simply available during the course of the two weeks of the competition: "I reduced Rafael Nadal's hair coming from long to quick in 2010, that occurred on this site and also it was actually a huge offer. Everybody from Billie Jean Master to [Martina] Navratilova has beinged in these office chairs. Our company had Coco here right after she succeeded in 2014's competition, too." Vekiu0107 and also her brand-new bangs, recently reduced by Julien Farel.Captured On Film by Caroline Tompkins.