The International Tennis Integrity Agency has announced that two tennis players have been provisionally suspended pending the consideration of Tennis Anti-Corruption Program charges. Serbian athletes Draginja Vukovic and Mila Masic have been suspended under the \u2018likelihood of a Major Offence\u2019.<\/p>\n
Masic, who peaked at No. 875 in the world in 2024, was provisionally suspended from December 24, 2025. The 28-year-old attempted to appeal the imposition of the provisional suspension to an independent Anti-Corruption Hearing Officer.<\/p>\n
However, on February 19 of this year, AHO Charles Hollander KC dismissed her appeal. Masic has not played a match since competing at the ITF W15 Melilla event in December.<\/p>\n
Ensure our latest sport headlines always appear at the top of your Google Search by making us a Preferred Source. Click here to activate<\/a> or add us as a Preferred Source in your Google search settings. <\/p>\n Vukovic, meanwhile, has been provisionally suspended since December 17, 2025, and did not attempt to appeal this. Vukovic was ranked as high as No. 527 in September. The 25-year-old\u2019s last singles tournament came at the W35 Heraklion on the ITF circuit in November.<\/p>\n A third player, Mark Kaufman, from Russia<\/a>, has been provisionally suspended under the \u2018failure to comply with a Demand\u2019 section of the anti-corruption code. The 20-year-old has been provisionally suspended since December 24, 2025.<\/p>\n The ITIA said Kaufman attempted to appeal the provisional suspension, but the appeal was dismissed when he stopped correspondence.<\/p>\n \u201cOn 9 January 2026, Kaufman exercised their right to appeal the imposition of the provisional suspension to an independent Anti-Corruption Hearing Officer (AHO), before notifying the President of the AHO Panel, Professor Richard McLaren<\/a>, of their intent to withdraw from proceedings, leading to a delay,\u201d the ITIA statement read.<\/p>\n \u201cAfter no further correspondence was received from the player, AHO Diana Tesic dismissed Kaufman\u2019s appeal on 18 February 2026.\u201d<\/p>\n