." I simply won as well as I really want thumps," Croatian tennis superstar Donna Vekiu0107 declares Friday mid-day of the US Open. She is actually simply beaten Peyton Stearns-- and also after stretching as well as showering-- her next cease pre-press association is actually the petit Julien Farel pop-up beauty shop concealed inside Queens's Arthur Ashe Arena. "I had actually been actually waiting all time to view Julian and also acquire raps encouraged by Margot Robbie." Greater than twenty years ago, hair stylist Julien Farel approached the United States Ping Pong Affiliation with a concept: a beauty parlor where ping pong gamers could stop by for a haircut, design, or even yet another kind of self-care in the course of the US Open, among the best high-intensity competitions of their year. "It took all of them 5 years to okay me," Farel, right now 16 years right into the salon alliance at the Open, tells me along with a smile. "I was really chronic since I recognized this would be a perk for lots of professional athletes. And also I corrected. Today, they expect this second to follow in and get a haircut." A number of the sporting activity's biggest titles have actually sat inside this beauty salon, which is actually only available during the course of the two weeks of the competition: "I cut Rafael Nadal's hair from lengthy to short in 2010, that took place on this site and also it was a huge package. Everyone from Billie Jean King to [Martina] Navratilova has beinged in these office chairs. Our team had Coco here right after she succeeded last year's competition, too." Vekiu0107 and her brand-new booms, fresh reduced by Julien Farel.Captured by Caroline Tompkins.