Fritz advances to the semi-finals without scoring a goal and will face the winner of the quarter-finals between Lorenzo Musetti and Hugo Humbert.
A promising week cut short
Rooney returned to Stockholm a year after exiting the same tournament in tears in the semi-finals with a ruptured Achilles tendon. He underwent surgery and returned to the tour in September. He is currently ranked 195th.
The 2022 champion showed his fighting qualities this week, beating Zizou Bergs in the first round before coming back from a set down to defeat Kecemanovic 4-1, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4. That win took him into his 40th round quarter-final.
The match against Fritz would be their fourth. The American has a 2-1 lead against them.