." I only won and also I yearn for raps," Croatian ping pong celebrity Donna Vekiu0107 proclaims Friday afternoon of the US Open. She's only trumped Peyton Stearns-- and after stretching as well as showering-- her following stop pre-press conference is actually the petit Julien Farel pop-up beauty shop concealed inside Queens's Arthur Ashe Stadium. "I had been actually hanging around all time to find Julian and also acquire whacks inspired by Margot Robbie." Greater than two decades back, hair stylist Julien Farel approached the United States Ping Pong Affiliation with an idea: a beauty salon where tennis players could visit for a hairstyle, design, or even yet another type of self-care in the course of the United States Open, one of the most high-intensity competitors of their year. "It took all of them 5 years to say yes to me," Farel, now 16 years right into the beauty salon relationship at the Open, tells me with a smile. "I was actually incredibly relentless because I knew this will be a perk for a lot of athletes. And I corrected. Now, they wait on this moment to find in as well as receive a hairstyle." Many of the sport's greatest names have actually sat inside this beauty shop, which is merely open during both full weeks of the competitors: "I reduced Rafael Nadal's hair coming from long to short in 2010, that happened right here and it was actually a big offer. Everybody coming from Billie Jean King to [Martina] Navratilova has partaken these seats. Our experts had Coco right here right after she won in 2013's tournament, too." Vekiu0107 and also her brand new booms, fresh reduced by Julien Farel.Captured by Caroline Tompkins.