." I merely gained and I wish whacks," Croatian tennis celebrity Donna Vekiu0107 declares Friday mid-day of the United States Open. She's only defeated Peyton Stearns-- as well as after stretching and also bathing-- her next stop pre-press conference is actually the petit Julien Farel pop-up beauty shop concealed inside Queens's Arthur Ashe Coliseum. "I had actually been waiting all season to observe Julian as well as acquire raps inspired by Margot Robbie." Much more than two decades earlier, hair stylist Julien Farel came close to the United States Tennis Organization along with a suggestion: a salon where tennis players can come by for a hairstyle, style, or one more kind of self-care during the US Open, among the best high-intensity competitions of their year. "It took them 5 years to say yes to me," Farel, currently 16 years in to the beauty shop partnership at the Open, tells me along with a smile. "I was quite relentless considering that I understood this will be actually a perk for a lot of professional athletes. And I corrected. Right now, they await this minute to follow in and also receive a hairstyle." Many of the sporting activity's largest names have actually rested inside this salon, which is only available in the course of the 2 weeks of the competitors: "I cut Rafael Nadal's hair from long to short in 2010, that took place right here and also it was a huge package. Everyone from Billie Jean King to [Martina] Navratilova has actually sat in these chairs. We possessed Coco below straight after she succeeded in 2015's competition, as well." Vekiu0107 and also her brand-new bangs, recently cut by Julien Farel.Captured On Film through Caroline Tompkins.