Summary Traffic jams are common on Key Biscayne, where only one road connects the island with the mainland.
KEY BISCAYNE (AP) - Serena Williams can claim another first, and another victory: She beat the traffic by riding a bicycle to her match.
With Key Biscayne traffic in a snarl Saturday night, Williams borrowed a bike at her hotel, rode to her match and beat Ayumi Morita in the third round of the Sony Open, 6-3, 6-3.
Williams match was scheduled to start at 8 p.m. local time, and she learned about the gridlock before leaving her hotel.
"The traffic was crazy and everyone was like, I have been here for an hour, and I m staying like eight minutes away, " Williams said. "I m like, OK, I m not going to make my match.
"So I asked for a golf cart, and the hotel didn t have a golf cart. Then they were like, We have a motor bike. I m like, I don t do motor bikes. They said, We have a bicycle. I said, I really don t do bicycles, but I will today. "
Traffic jams are common on Key Biscayne, where only one road connects the island with the mainland and Miami. But Williams had never resorted to a bicycle before.
"It was fun," she said. "It was probably one of my best memories I think ever, riding a bike to a match. That s pretty cool."
Williams is ranked No. 1. She seeks her sixth Key Biscayne title and her first since 2008.
