." I only gained and also I desire whacks," Croatian tennis star Donna Vekiu0107 announces Friday afternoon of the US Open. She is actually only trumped Peyton Stearns-- and after extending and also bathing-- her following stop pre-press conference is the petit Julien Farel pop-up hair salon hidden inside Queens's Arthur Ashe Coliseum. "I had actually been actually waiting all season to observe Julian and also acquire thumps motivated by Margot Robbie." More than 20 years back, hair stylist Julien Farel moved toward the United States Tennis Affiliation with a suggestion: a beauty parlor where tennis gamers might pop in for a hairstyle, style, or even an additional type of self-care during the United States Open, one of one of the most high-intensity competitions of their year. "It took all of them 5 years to okay me," Farel, right now 16 years in to the beauty salon collaboration at the Open, informs me along with a smile. "I was actually extremely persistent due to the fact that I understood this will be actually a perk for several athletes. As well as I was right. Now, they await this second to follow in as well as obtain a hairstyle." Many of the sporting activity's greatest titles have rested inside this salon, which is only open during the course of the 2 full weeks of the competitors: "I cut Rafael Nadal's hair from long to short in 2010, that occurred right here and it was a significant deal. Everybody coming from Billie Jean Master to [Martina] Navratilova has partaken these office chairs. Our team had Coco right here right after she won in 2013's event, as well." Vekiu0107 and also her brand new bangs, recently cut through Julien Farel.Captured by Caroline Tompkins.