." I only gained and also I really want bangs," Croatian ping pong superstar Donna Vekiu0107 declares Friday mid-day of the US Open. She's merely defeated Peyton Stearns-- as well as after flexing as well as bathing-- her upcoming quit pre-press association is the petit Julien Farel pop-up beauty salon concealed inside Queens's Arthur Ashe Stadium. "I had been hanging around all period to observe Julian and obtain bangs influenced by Margot Robbie." More than 20 years ago, hairdresser Julien Farel approached the USA Ping Pong Association with an idea: a beauty parlor where ping pong players could possibly come over for a hairstyle, style, or yet another type of self-care throughout the US Open, among one of the most high-intensity competitions of their year. "It took them 5 years to say yes to me," Farel, currently 16 years right into the beauty salon alliance at the Open, informs me along with a smile. "I was actually very persistent considering that I understood this would certainly be a perk for several sportsmens. And I was right. Now, they wait for this minute to come in and also receive a haircut." Many of the sporting activity's largest labels have rested inside this beauty salon, which is simply open throughout the two full weeks of the competition: "I cut Rafael Nadal's hair from lengthy to quick in 2010, that happened right here and it was a major deal. Everybody coming from Billie Jean Master to [Martina] Navratilova has partaken these chairs. Our experts possessed Coco below straight after she gained in 2013's competition, too." Vekiu0107 and also her brand-new bangs, fresh cut through Julien Farel.Photographed by Caroline Tompkins.