." I merely won and I yearn for raps," Croatian ping pong celebrity Donna Vekiu0107 proclaims Friday afternoon of the United States Open. She's only defeated Peyton Stearns-- and also after stretching and showering-- her upcoming quit pre-press event is actually the petit Julien Farel pop-up beauty shop hidden inside Queens's Arthur Ashe Coliseum. "I had been standing by all season to see Julian and get raps influenced by Margot Robbie." Greater than two decades back, hair stylist Julien Farel moved toward the United States Tennis Organization with a concept: a beauty salon where tennis gamers can come by for a haircut, style, or even yet another kind of self-care throughout the United States Open, among one of the most high-intensity competitions of their year. "It took them 5 years to say yes to me," Farel, currently 16 years in to the hair salon partnership at the Open, tells me along with a smile. "I was incredibly relentless since I recognized this will be a perk for many professional athletes. And also I was right. Right now, they wait for this instant to follow in as well as acquire a hairstyle." A number of the sport's greatest labels have rested inside this beauty shop, which is just open in the course of both weeks of the competitors: "I reduced Rafael Nadal's hair coming from long to quick in 2010, that occurred right here and also it was actually a large package. Everyone from Billie Jean Master to [Martina] Navratilova has partaken these seats. We possessed Coco listed here right after she gained in 2013's tournament, too." Vekiu0107 as well as her new bangs, freshly cut through Julien Farel.Photographed through Caroline Tompkins.