." I only succeeded as well as I prefer bangs," Croatian tennis superstar Donna Vekiu0107 proclaims Friday afternoon of the United States Open. She is actually only beaten Peyton Stearns-- as well as after stretching and bathing-- her upcoming stop pre-press association is the petit Julien Farel pop-up beauty parlor concealed inside Queens's Arthur Ashe Coliseum. "I had been waiting all time to observe Julian and receive bangs motivated by Margot Robbie." More than two decades back, hair stylist Julien Farel moved toward the USA Tennis Association along with an idea: a beauty salon where tennis gamers might pop in for a hairstyle, style, or another type of self-care during the course of the US Open, among one of the most high-intensity competitions of their year. "It took all of them 5 years to okay me," Farel, now 16 years in to the beauty shop partnership at the Open, tells me along with a smile. "I was actually incredibly relentless due to the fact that I recognized this would be a perk for many professional athletes. As well as I was right. Right now, they expect this second ahead in and also acquire a haircut." Much of the sporting activity's largest titles have rested inside this salon, which is actually simply open in the course of the 2 full weeks of the competitors: "I reduced Rafael Nadal's hair coming from long to quick in 2010, that took place right here and also it was actually a major bargain. Everybody coming from Billie Jean King to [Martina] Navratilova has beinged in these chairs. Our experts had Coco here right after she won last year's competition, also." Vekiu0107 as well as her brand-new bangs, recently cut through Julien Farel.Photographed by Caroline Tompkins.