." I simply won and I wish raps," Croatian tennis superstar Donna Vekiu0107 declares Friday afternoon of the United States Open. She's just beaten Peyton Stearns-- and after extending as well as bathing-- her upcoming cease pre-press conference is actually the petit Julien Farel pop-up salon concealed inside Queens's Arthur Ashe Arena. "I had actually been standing by all period to see Julian as well as receive raps influenced by Margot Robbie." Much more than 20 years earlier, hairstylist Julien Farel came close to the United States Tennis Association along with a suggestion: a salon where tennis players could possibly visit for a haircut, design, or yet another form of self-care in the course of the US Open, among one of the most high-intensity competitors of their year. "It took them five years to say yes to me," Farel, now 16 years right into the beauty parlor partnership at the Open, tells me along with a smile. "I was actually quite consistent since I recognized this would certainly be a perk for numerous sportsmens. As well as I was right. Today, they await this second to follow in as well as receive a haircut." A number of the sport's biggest labels have sat inside this salon, which is merely available in the course of both full weeks of the competitors: "I reduced Rafael Nadal's hair from lengthy to brief in 2010, that took place on this site and it was a huge deal. Everybody coming from Billie Jean King to [Martina] Navratilova has sat in these chairs. We had Coco right here straight after she won in 2013's competition, also." Vekiu0107 and her brand new bangs, fresh cut by Julien Farel.Photographed by Caroline Tompkins.