." I simply gained and also I prefer whacks," Croatian tennis superstar Donna Vekiu0107 proclaims Friday mid-day of the United States Open. She is actually only trumped Peyton Stearns-- and also after stretching and also showering-- her next cease pre-press conference is actually the petit Julien Farel pop-up beauty parlor hidden inside Queens's Arthur Ashe Arena. "I had been hanging around all time to see Julian and also get thumps influenced by Margot Robbie." Much more than twenty years back, hair stylist Julien Farel approached the USA Tennis Affiliation along with a suggestion: a salon where tennis players could possibly come over for a hairstyle, design, or even an additional type of self-care during the course of the United States Open, among the most high-intensity competitions of their year. "It took all of them five years to okay me," Farel, currently 16 years in to the beauty parlor alliance at the Open, tells me with a smile. "I was actually extremely persistent since I recognized this will be actually a perk for several professional athletes. And also I was right. Today, they await this minute to find in and receive a hairstyle." Most of the sporting activity's biggest names have actually sat inside this beauty parlor, which is just available during the course of both full weeks of the competitors: "I reduced Rafael Nadal's hair coming from long to brief in 2010, that happened right here and also it was actually a huge package. Everyone coming from Billie Jean Master to [Martina] Navratilova has actually partaken these office chairs. Our team had Coco listed here right after she gained in 2015's event, too." Vekiu0107 as well as her brand new booms, fresh reduced through Julien Farel.Captured through Caroline Tompkins.