Austrian tennis star Dominic Thiem plans to return to Kitzbuhel this year, per Nikolaus Fink. Thiem, a former world No. 3, will be making his ninth appearance on the clay courts of Kitzbuhel this year. Confirmed: Dominic Thiem will play the ATP 250 tournament in Kitzbuhel (25th of July – 30th of July).— Nikolaus Fink (@NikolausFink) May 14, 2022 Thiem, 28, debuted in Kitzbuhel as a teenager after he was granted a wildcard into the tournament in 2011. Back then, Thiem suffered a straight-set defeat to Daniel Gimeno Traver in the first round. Thiem also suffered a first round loss in Kitzbuhel in 2012 but reached the quarterfinal in 2013. In 2014, Thiem reached his first Kitzbuhel final before losing to David Goff …