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Two tennis players who had only ever met as rivals on Ava Fabian Archivesthe pitch struck up an awesome friendship last week, thanks to the first-ever Laver Cup -- a new tennis competition that pitches six European players against six players from the rest of the world.

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Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal played doubles together for the very first time during the competition, and the excitement was palpable.

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The pair lived up to dream-team expectations, winning their doubles match and posting cute selfies together.

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They pulled off some pretty nifty moves in the process.

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And the companionship wasn't restricted to the doubles pitch -- Nadal was on absolute tenterhooks during Federer's singles match against Nick Kyrgios.

Ever wanted your buddy to win so bad you grasped your shorts? Credit: MARTIN DIVISEK/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock

And then of course there was the moment when Federer won said match...

Because what are friends for if not to be picked up in celebration? Credit: MARTIN DIVISEK/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock

So a big well done to Fedal (geddit?) and the rest of team Europe -- could this be a beginning of something beautiful?

Buddy cop show. Just gonna throw that out there.

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