." I simply succeeded and also I yearn for whacks," Croatian ping pong superstar Donna Vekiu0107 declares Friday mid-day of the United States Open. She's just trumped Peyton Stearns-- and also after stretching as well as showering-- her upcoming quit pre-press event is the petit Julien Farel pop-up beauty parlor hidden inside Queens's Arthur Ashe Coliseum. "I had been waiting all time to observe Julian and also receive raps encouraged by Margot Robbie." Much more than twenty years earlier, hairstylist Julien Farel moved toward the USA Tennis Association with a tip: a beauty shop where ping pong gamers can pop in for a haircut, style, or an additional type of self-care in the course of the United States Open, among the most high-intensity competitions of their year. "It took all of them five years to okay me," Farel, currently 16 years in to the beauty parlor collaboration at the Open, tells me with a smile. "I was actually really persistent due to the fact that I knew this would certainly be a perk for several athletes. And I corrected. Now, they wait on this moment to find in and also obtain a haircut." Much of the sport's greatest names have actually rested inside this beauty parlor, which is merely open throughout the 2 full weeks of the competition: "I reduced Rafael Nadal's hair from lengthy to short in 2010, that happened right here and also it was actually a major bargain. Everybody coming from Billie Jean King to [Martina] Navratilova has sat in these office chairs. We had Coco right here straight after she won in 2014's tournament, as well." Vekiu0107 as well as her new booms, newly cut through Julien Farel.Photographed by Caroline Tompkins.