." I merely won as well as I really want bangs," Croatian tennis star Donna Vekiu0107 declares Friday mid-day of the US Open. She's only defeated Peyton Stearns-- and also after extending and bathing-- her upcoming stop pre-press event is the petit Julien Farel pop-up beauty shop concealed inside Queens's Arthur Ashe Coliseum. "I had actually been waiting all season to observe Julian and get bangs encouraged through Margot Robbie." Greater than twenty years ago, hairdresser Julien Farel approached the USA Tennis Affiliation with a suggestion: a salon where ping pong gamers can pop in for a hairstyle, style, or even yet another form of self-care during the course of the United States Open, one of one of the most high-intensity competitions of their year. "It took all of them 5 years to say yes to me," Farel, currently 16 years right into the hair salon alliance at the Open, informs me along with a smile. "I was actually quite constant because I knew this would certainly be a perk for many athletes. And also I was right. Right now, they wait for this minute to come in as well as obtain a haircut." Most of the sport's most significant titles have actually sat inside this hair salon, which is just open during the 2 weeks of the competitors: "I reduced Rafael Nadal's hair coming from lengthy to quick in 2010, that took place on this site and it was a significant offer. Everybody from Billie Jean Master to [Martina] Navratilova has actually beinged in these chairs. Our company possessed Coco listed here right after she succeeded last year's tournament, also." Vekiu0107 as well as her brand new bangs, fresh reduced through Julien Farel.Captured On Film by Caroline Tompkins.