10.28.2011 - By TennisNow.com
James Waterson and Lauren Lynch report the week’s tennis news. Petra Kvitova, Vera Zvonareva, Victoria Azarenka and Samantha Stosur advanced to the semifinals of the year-end WTA Championships on Friday. Marat Safin announced on Thursday he is running for Russia’s parliament, and Alex Bogomolov Jr., the fourth highest-ranked American, said he wants to play Davis Cup for Russia. Finally, Caroline Wozniacki and others have complained about grunting in the women’s game, resuming a conversation that has been going on since Monica Seles played in the 1990s.