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Three tennis figures suspended for corruption and noncooperation
The International Tennis Integrity Agency suspended Serbian player Mila Masic for almost five years after he admitted match fixing, and issued shorter bans to German player Jana Vanik and Kazakh official Assylbek Kassym for noncooperation and corrupt approaches.
Mar 31st 2026 · Serbia
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- Serbian player Mila Masic admitted fixing four of his matches in 2024 and was suspended for four years and ten months and fined $20,000 with $5,000 suspended.
- Masic’s ban was backdated to start on 24 December 2025 and will end on 23 October 2030, conditional on payment of outstanding fines.
- German player Jana Vanik was suspended for one year and four months and fined $1,500 for refusing to cooperate and failing to report suspected corruption, with a ban from 21 March 2026 to 20 July 2027.
- Kazakh official Assylbek Kassym was suspended for one year and fined $10,000 with $7,000 suspended after evidence he approached players in 2025 and then stopped cooperating, with a ban from 19 March 2026 to 18 March 2027.
- During their suspensions all three are banned from playing, coaching, officiating or attending events sanctioned by ITIA members or national associations.