." I just succeeded and I want whacks," Croatian tennis star Donna Vekiu0107 proclaims Friday mid-day of the US Open. She is actually only defeated Peyton Stearns-- and after extending as well as showering-- her next cease pre-press conference is the petit Julien Farel pop-up beauty parlor hidden inside Queens's Arthur Ashe Coliseum. "I had actually been actually hanging around all time to observe Julian as well as receive raps influenced by Margot Robbie." Much more than 20 years earlier, hairdresser Julien Farel came close to the USA Ping Pong Association along with a concept: a hair salon where ping pong players could possibly come by for a haircut, type, or even another kind of self-care during the course of the US Open, some of the best high-intensity competitors of their year. "It took them 5 years to say yes to me," Farel, now 16 years in to the salon relationship at the Open, tells me along with a smile. "I was actually extremely consistent due to the fact that I understood this will be a perk for several athletes. And also I was right. Today, they wait for this minute to find in and obtain a hairstyle." A lot of the sport's biggest labels have actually sat inside this beauty salon, which is actually merely open during the course of the 2 weeks of the competitors: "I cut Rafael Nadal's hair from lengthy to brief in 2010, that took place right here and also it was actually a large package. Everyone coming from Billie Jean Master to [Martina] Navratilova has actually sat in these chairs. Our experts possessed Coco right here right after she won in 2013's competition, too." Vekiu0107 as well as her brand-new booms, newly reduced by Julien Farel.Captured by Caroline Tompkins.