." I just succeeded as well as I really want thumps," Croatian tennis superstar Donna Vekiu0107 proclaims Friday afternoon of the US Open. She is actually only trumped Peyton Stearns-- and also after flexing and also showering-- her upcoming cease pre-press association is the petit Julien Farel pop-up beauty shop hidden inside Queens's Arthur Ashe Coliseum. "I had been hanging around all time to view Julian and also acquire thumps motivated through Margot Robbie." More than two decades back, hairstylist Julien Farel moved toward the United States Tennis Association with a suggestion: a beauty parlor where ping pong gamers could possibly visit for a haircut, design, or an additional form of self-care during the United States Open, one of the absolute most high-intensity competitors of their year. "It took them 5 years to okay me," Farel, currently 16 years into the beauty parlor relationship at the Open, informs me along with a smile. "I was extremely persistent because I recognized this would be actually a perk for a lot of professional athletes. As well as I was right. Now, they wait for this minute to follow in as well as get a haircut." Most of the sport's most significant names have actually rested inside this beauty shop, which is simply open throughout the 2 full weeks of the competitors: "I reduced Rafael Nadal's hair coming from long to quick in 2010, that happened right here and also it was a huge deal. Everybody from Billie Jean King to [Martina] Navratilova has partaken these chairs. Our experts possessed Coco listed here right after she gained in 2014's tournament, too." Vekiu0107 as well as her new booms, newly cut by Julien Farel.Photographed by Caroline Tompkins.