." I just succeeded and also I prefer thumps," Croatian tennis celebrity Donna Vekiu0107 declares Friday mid-day of the US Open. She is actually simply defeated Peyton Stearns-- and also after flexing and showering-- her following stop pre-press event is the petit Julien Farel pop-up beauty parlor concealed inside Queens's Arthur Ashe Coliseum. "I had actually been standing by all time to view Julian as well as receive thumps motivated by Margot Robbie." Greater than two decades back, hair stylist Julien Farel approached the USA Tennis Organization with a concept: a beauty shop where ping pong gamers could visit for a hairstyle, style, or even one more form of self-care in the course of the US Open, among the best high-intensity competitors of their year. "It took all of them 5 years to okay me," Farel, right now 16 years in to the beauty shop collaboration at the Open, tells me along with a smile. "I was extremely relentless since I recognized this would be a perk for lots of athletes. As well as I was right. Right now, they expect this minute to come in and obtain a haircut." A lot of the sport's most significant titles have sat inside this hair salon, which is just available throughout the two weeks of the competition: "I cut Rafael Nadal's hair coming from lengthy to quick in 2010, that took place on this site as well as it was actually a significant package. Everybody coming from Billie Jean King to [Martina] Navratilova has actually beinged in these chairs. We had Coco right here straight after she succeeded in 2014's event, also." Vekiu0107 as well as her new bangs, newly cut by Julien Farel.Captured On Film through Caroline Tompkins.