." I merely won and also I want raps," Croatian tennis celebrity Donna Vekiu0107 proclaims Friday afternoon of the US Open. She's only beaten Peyton Stearns-- as well as after extending as well as bathing-- her upcoming deter pre-press association is actually the petit Julien Farel pop-up beauty parlor concealed inside Queens's Arthur Ashe Stadium. "I had been actually standing by all period to see Julian and also acquire raps motivated by Margot Robbie." Greater than 20 years ago, hairdresser Julien Farel moved toward the USA Tennis Organization with a tip: a beauty parlor where ping pong players could visit for a hairstyle, style, or yet another form of self-care throughout the United States Open, one of one of the most high-intensity competitions of their year. "It took all of them five years to okay me," Farel, currently 16 years right into the beauty parlor partnership at the Open, tells me along with a smile. "I was extremely chronic given that I understood this would certainly be actually a perk for a lot of athletes. And also I was right. Now, they expect this minute to follow in as well as obtain a hairstyle." A number of the sport's greatest labels have actually rested inside this beauty shop, which is actually just open throughout the two weeks of the competition: "I reduced Rafael Nadal's hair coming from long to quick in 2010, that occurred on this site as well as it was a big deal. Everybody from Billie Jean Master to [Martina] Navratilova has beinged in these seats. Our team had Coco listed below right after she won in 2014's event, as well." Vekiu0107 as well as her new booms, fresh reduced by Julien Farel.Photographed through Caroline Tompkins.