The inaugural Laver Cup in Prague was a spectacular weekend success for team spirit between the biggest superstars. Team Europe edged Team World with the final match spelling the 15-9 points difference, and there were a slew of thrilling moments. Here are the best eight:

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How about 12 tiebreakers to decide the 24 sets? Including the 10-point super breaker in place of third sets, there were 17 riveting tiebreakers that showed just how close and highly competitive this contest was.

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The black court was fast and tailor-made for a big server like Isner, but he turned in the kind of defense against Dominic Thiem that makes clay-court fans think back to the spring. Captain McEnroe was all kinds of fired up.

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Isner would drop the match to Thiem, but stunned Rafael Nadal on Saturday, marking his first win over the Spaniard, ever.

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The two friends have played doubles together before and are perhaps the most powerful team in the world. They defeated Tomas Berdych and Rafael Nadal, but nothing was more spectacular than this point that included a Sock belly flop.

Fans nearly got to witness more Sock and Kyrgios magic on Sunday, but Roger Federer made sure it didn't come to fruition with his dramatic singles win over Kyrigos.

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The most entertaining sideline theatrics were courtesy of Team World. The youthful bench, consisting of Thanasi Kokkinakis, Frances Tiafoe, Sock, Kyrgios and Denis Shapovalov were at the center of most of the zany celebrations.

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The 22-year-old Aussie has had plenty of drama the past few years, but there’s no question that he’s a talented and competitive star on the big stage. He got the call to defeat Federer or cost Team World a shot at the Laver Cup, and he nearly pulled it off.

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After Team World’s furious comeback to pull within three points of the final match, Federer once again won the clutch points to overcome Kyrgios and touch off Team Europe’s celebrations.

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There were plenty of heroes including Alexander Zverev’s two singles victories and Sock's hand in two doubles wins. But no one will ever forget Federer and Nadal teaming up for doubles on a late Saturday night.

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They showed off some spectacular team chemistry, and thrilled fans everywhere.

After splitting sets against Sam Querrey and Sock, Federer and Nadal won the super tiebreaker in epic fashion.

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There was no doubt that Federer and Nadal would be the stars of the Laver Cup show, but they put on an incredible, public display of friendship that no one could have seen coming. It's no small feat given they will be competing for year-end No. 1 very soon.

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Just imagine how the celebrations on Sunday night must have gone down.

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Fans will have to wait a year for hopes of seeing Federer and Nadal on the same side of the net, as the next Laver Cup will take place September 21-23, 2018 in Chicago.