." I just won and I wish bangs," Croatian ping pong celebrity Donna Vekiu0107 proclaims Friday afternoon of the US Open. She's merely defeated Peyton Stearns-- and after flexing and showering-- her next quit pre-press conference is actually the petit Julien Farel pop-up hair salon hidden inside Queens's Arthur Ashe Arena. "I had been standing by all season to view Julian as well as obtain raps motivated by Margot Robbie." More than two decades ago, hairdresser Julien Farel moved toward the USA Ping Pong Organization along with a suggestion: a beauty shop where ping pong gamers can stop by for a hairstyle, style, or even an additional form of self-care during 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 hair salon relationship at the Open, informs me with a smile. "I was actually extremely constant considering that I recognized this would be a perk for a lot of professional athletes. And I was right. Right now, they wait on this moment to come in and get a haircut." Much of the sport's greatest titles have rested inside this beauty salon, which is merely open in the course of the 2 full weeks of the competition: "I cut Rafael Nadal's hair from lengthy to short in 2010, that took place right here as well as it was a significant package. Everybody from Billie Jean Master to [Martina] Navratilova has beinged in these seats. Our experts had Coco here right after she gained in 2015's tournament, also." Vekiu0107 and also her brand-new bangs, fresh reduced through Julien Farel.Captured On Film by Caroline Tompkins.