Mirra Andreeva dons “I would like to thank myself” sweatshirt after Adelaide title

Fresh off winning her first title of the 2026 season, Mirra Andreeva unveiled a stylish surprise at the Adelaide International, donning a sweatshirt with what has become her signature post-win catchphrase, “I would like to thank myself.”

Andreeva didn’t directly acknowledge the sweatshirt after defeating Victoria Mboko in Saturday’s final, but she jokingly leaned into the theme all the same in her victory speech.

“I guess my team comes next,” she said after thanking her opponent and the tournament’s staff and sponsors and physios. “But I do feel like it was all me. I don’t know what I can say. I’ve been practicing a lot. I’ve been working, sweating and I don’t even know why you’re here, honestly!”

The 18-year-old explained the genesis of the catchphrase in her post-match press conference.

“Well, it started when I first said that sentence,” she said. “It was when I won my first tournament in Romania, in Iasi, 250 WTA tournament. Since then, every time I win and I get to have a speech, I get to have, I get to say something on the court after I win, I always say thanks to myself.

“But it's not my thing. I stole it from Snoop Dogg. Because I saw him saying that on some kind of interview when he said, "I want to thank me." And then his song was playing on the background. So I stole it from him.

“Since then, like people love that, when I say that thing. I said it in Dubai. I said it in Indian Wells. And then, yeah, after that it kind of became the thing that I say on the speech.”

Andreeva hadn’t had occasion to bring back the catchphrase since Indian Wells, having not reached a final since last March. The teenager ended that drought in style this week in Adelaide, breezing through the field without dropping a set—culminating with a 6-3, 6-1 win over a talented, but physically compromised Mboko.

“Of course, it's a great preparation to go into Melbourne and to play in the Australian Open,” said Andreeva, who will be the eighth seed at the first Grand Slam tournament of the season. “You know, of course it gives me a lot of confidence to see myself play well on the court, and it's just, in two days basically I'm going to play another match in Melbourne.

“I just have to bring the same level of my game and the same mindset into Melbourne. I think I'm going to play well there as well. Obviously, I feel more confident after this win. Also winning a title is super special to me as well. So, yeah, I just have to kind of, maybe today and tomorrow I relax a little bit, we practice, and then we have to get to work again.”

To earn more gratitude, Andreeva will get to work against Donna Vekic in the first round of the Australian Open, the pair scheduled to face off on Margaret Court Arena Monday evening.