." I merely won and also I want bangs," Croatian ping pong star Donna Vekiu0107 proclaims Friday mid-day of the United States Open. She's merely trumped Peyton Stearns-- as well as after extending and showering-- her upcoming stop pre-press event is actually the petit Julien Farel pop-up hair salon hidden inside Queens's Arthur Ashe Coliseum. "I had actually been standing by all period to find Julian and also get thumps influenced through Margot Robbie." Much more than two decades ago, hairdresser Julien Farel came close to the United States Ping Pong Affiliation along with a tip: a hair salon where ping pong players can visit for a hairstyle, style, or even an additional type of self-care during the course of the United States Open, some of the absolute most high-intensity competitions of their year. "It took all of them five years to okay me," Farel, now 16 years right into the salon partnership at the Open, informs me along with a smile. "I was actually very chronic because I knew this would certainly be actually a perk for lots of sportsmens. And also I corrected. Today, they wait on this moment ahead in and obtain a hairstyle." Many of the sporting activity's greatest titles have actually sat inside this beauty salon, which is simply available in the course of the 2 weeks of the competition: "I cut Rafael Nadal's hair from lengthy to short in 2010, that happened on this site as well as it was actually a large deal. Everyone coming from Billie Jean Master to [Martina] Navratilova has actually sat in these office chairs. Our experts possessed Coco here straight after she succeeded last year's event, also." Vekiu0107 and also her brand-new booms, newly reduced through Julien Farel.Captured On Film through Caroline Tompkins.