." I just gained and also I prefer raps," Croatian tennis superstar Donna Vekiu0107 proclaims Friday afternoon of the United States Open. She is actually just defeated Peyton Stearns-- as well as after stretching and also showering-- her following deter pre-press conference is the petit Julien Farel pop-up hair salon concealed inside Queens's Arthur Ashe Coliseum. "I had actually been hanging around all time to view Julian as well as obtain thumps influenced by Margot Robbie." More than twenty years back, hair stylist Julien Farel came close to the USA Tennis Affiliation with a tip: a hair salon where tennis gamers could possibly stop by for a hairstyle, design, or even another form of self-care during the course of the US Open, among the absolute most high-intensity competitors of their year. "It took them five years to okay me," Farel, currently 16 years right into the salon relationship at the Open, informs me along with a smile. "I was actually extremely persistent because I recognized this would certainly be a perk for numerous athletes. As well as I corrected. Today, they wait for this minute ahead in and receive a hairstyle." A number of the sporting activity's most significant titles have actually rested inside this hair salon, which is only open during the course of both weeks of the competitors: "I reduced Rafael Nadal's hair coming from lengthy to short in 2010, that occurred right here as well as it was a large offer. Everyone coming from Billie Jean King to [Martina] Navratilova has actually beinged in these office chairs. Our experts possessed Coco below right after she succeeded in 2015's tournament, also." Vekiu0107 as well as her new bangs, newly cut through Julien Farel.Photographed by Caroline Tompkins.