Andy Murray, No. 119 in the world, gets into Olympics on his feats

Andy Murray can go for a third consecutive Olympic singles tennis title after earning a place in the 64-player field because he is a past Olympic and major champion.

Murray, ranked 119th after hip and groin injuries, made it via a qualifying route that allows one men’s spot and one women’s spot for a player who does not qualify via world rankings but has won an Olympic or Grand Slam title.

That player must come from a nation that has not earned the maximum four singles spots from world rankings. Thus, Venus Williams, the most decorated Olympic tennis player in history, cannot qualify this way since four U.S. women already qualified via world rankings.

Murray plans to play Wimbledon, which he…