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Maria Sharapova Said What?

I caught the very end of Maria Sharapova's U.S. Open women's singles triumph over Justine Henin-Hardenne on TV Saturday night. There was a mathematical error in her victory speech (referring to a total change in strategy as a 360 rather than a 180). The quote would be useful at my math-related day job, so I quickly turned to online news sources for the exact wording. Here's what I found.

Reuters:
"I figured I lost the last four times I played Justine so everything I did the last four times I had to flip 360 and do totally differently and that is what I did today."

Bloomberg:
"I lost the last four times I played against Justine so I figured everything I did, I had to flip it 360 and do the total opposite,'' Sharapova added.

dpa News (perhaps translated from German):
"I had lost four times to Justine, so I threw out everything I'd done and did a 360 (turn of strategy). I did the total opposite."

Eurosport:
"I figured I lost the last four times to Justine, so I figured I had to do the total opposite," she continued.

Sunday Times (U.K.):
"After four defeats in a row to Justine I knew that I had to change my game plan and I was able to do that."