." I only gained as well as I really want bangs," Croatian tennis celebrity Donna Vekiu0107 declares Friday afternoon of the US Open. She is actually just trumped Peyton Stearns-- and after stretching as well as bathing-- her upcoming cease pre-press conference is actually the petit Julien Farel pop-up salon hidden inside Queens's Arthur Ashe Coliseum. "I had been actually hanging around all time to see Julian as well as acquire whacks encouraged by Margot Robbie." Much more than two decades back, hairstylist Julien Farel came close to the United States Tennis Organization with a suggestion: a hair salon where tennis gamers could possibly pop in for a hairstyle, design, or another type of self-care during the US Open, one of one of the most high-intensity competitors of their year. "It took them 5 years to say yes to me," Farel, now 16 years into the beauty salon alliance at the Open, informs me with a smile. "I was really constant since I recognized this will be actually a perk for many professional athletes. As well as I corrected. Today, they await this moment ahead in and receive a haircut." Many of the sporting activity's largest names have actually rested inside this salon, which is only open during the 2 weeks of the competitors: "I reduced Rafael Nadal's hair from lengthy to short in 2010, that occurred on this site and it was a huge bargain. Everyone from Billie Jean King to [Martina] Navratilova has actually sat in these chairs. Our team possessed Coco here straight after she gained in 2013's tournament, also." Vekiu0107 as well as her brand-new booms, fresh cut by Julien Farel.Captured On Film through Caroline Tompkins.