." I only gained as well as I prefer bangs," Croatian tennis star Donna Vekiu0107 announces Friday afternoon of the US Open. She is actually just beaten Peyton Stearns-- and after flexing as well as showering-- her following quit pre-press event is actually the petit Julien Farel pop-up beauty salon concealed inside Queens's Arthur Ashe Stadium. "I had actually been standing by all time to observe Julian and obtain raps motivated through Margot Robbie." More than twenty years back, hair stylist Julien Farel came close to the United States Tennis Organization along with an idea: a beauty shop where tennis players can stop by for a hairstyle, type, or another kind of self-care during the US Open, among the best high-intensity competitors of their year. "It took them 5 years to say yes to me," Farel, right now 16 years right into the beauty salon alliance at the Open, tells me with a smile. "I was actually very chronic because I understood this would be a perk for many athletes. And I was right. Now, they await this moment to follow in as well as get a hairstyle." A lot of the sporting activity's most significant labels have actually sat inside this beauty parlor, which is merely open throughout the 2 weeks of the competitors: "I reduced Rafael Nadal's hair coming from lengthy to brief in 2010, that took place on this site as well as it was actually a huge bargain. Everyone coming from Billie Jean Master to [Martina] Navratilova has actually beinged in these seats. Our company had Coco right here right after she gained in 2015's competition, too." Vekiu0107 and her brand-new bangs, newly cut through Julien Farel.Captured by Caroline Tompkins.