." I only won as well as I yearn for thumps," Croatian ping pong star Donna Vekiu0107 proclaims Friday mid-day of the US Open. She's merely trumped Peyton Stearns-- and also after flexing and also bathing-- her following stop pre-press conference is the petit Julien Farel pop-up beauty shop hidden inside Queens's Arthur Ashe Coliseum. "I had actually been actually hanging around all season to view Julian and also acquire bangs inspired by Margot Robbie." Much more than two decades ago, hairstylist Julien Farel came close to the USA Tennis Affiliation with an idea: a beauty shop where ping pong gamers could possibly stop by for a hairstyle, design, or even yet another form of self-care during the United States Open, some of one of the most high-intensity competitions of their year. "It took them five years to okay me," Farel, currently 16 years right into the hair salon alliance at the Open, tells me with a smile. "I was actually extremely persistent due to the fact that I recognized this would be a perk for numerous professional athletes. And also I was right. Right now, they expect this minute to come in and get a haircut." Most of the sport's biggest names have actually rested inside this beauty shop, which is just open during the two weeks of the competitors: "I cut Rafael Nadal's hair from lengthy to short in 2010, that happened on this site and also it was actually a significant bargain. Everyone coming from Billie Jean Master to [Martina] Navratilova has partaken these seats. Our experts possessed Coco right here right after she gained in 2014's event, as well." Vekiu0107 and her brand-new bangs, freshly cut through Julien Farel.Captured On Film through Caroline Tompkins.