Todd Woodbridge
Former Wimbledon doubles champion on BBC One

If you've never played someone but you've watched them your whole life and you're excited to be out there, you will always play above the level that you would play at on a daily basis.

Then throw in the fact that you are the last game on your debut on Centre Court, with so many people watching, and you lift your game even more.

That's what was happening for Shintaro Mochizuki before this tie-break.

Jannik Sinner kicks things off in the tie-break with an ace before Shintaro Mochizuki puts his forehand out.

Mochizuki then gets a drop shot at the net all wrong, drawing groans from the crowd, and he's off to a bad start here.

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Coco Gauff's sixth double fault of the match hands over the break.

That's six double faults across two service games! Gauff needs to sort this out quickly.

We're back on serve.

Shintaro Mochizuki is playing some lovely stuff now as he follows up a serve and volley by punching a backhand return down the line.

He seals a hold to love as Jannik Sinner spoons a backhand long.

We're going to a tie-break.

Belinda Bencic is up and running now.

The Swiss edges up the court and fires off a net volley winner to earn two break back points.

Harry Poole
BBC Sport at Wimbledon

That was a nice moment as the crowd cheered loudly for Shintaro Mochizuki before he served for his last game, and louder still when he hammered down an ace to take it.

Ten games into set two and the qualifier continues to go toe-to-toe with the defending champion. Every so often it appears Jannik Sinner is just getting a little bit impatient in rallies as he looks to get the scoreboard really moving here.

A big celebration as Belinda Bencic gets the hold after saving a couple of double break points.

That's a huge hold.

Jannik Sinner faces some pressure at 0-15 down but finds the gap with a forehand winner as Shintaro Mochizuki comes into the net to level the score.

Sinner doesn't look back from there as he comfortably sees out the hold.

Mochizuki must now serve to stay in the second set.

Belinda Bencic saves the first.

The Swiss staves off the second when Coco Gauff whips into the net.

It looks like Bencic is starting to target Gauff's forehand now and it pays off when she gets to advantage. But Gauff takes a step behind the baseline and unleashes a wicked forehand winner for deuce.

Belinda Bencic needs to earn a foothold in this set and quickly.

The double faults seem to be infectious. 0-15.

Bencic cuts a frustrated figure when her forehand loops wide. Two break points for Gauff.

Jannik Sinner gestures in frustration as Shintaro Mochizuki outworks him but the Italian shows his class next point by coming into the net at the right time to put a forehand away.

Sinner is unable to take advantage of two second serves as he swipes his returns wide, before Mochizuki holds with an ace.

Todd Woodbridge
Former Wimbledon doubles champion on BBC One

I know I gave the volleying tick to Shintaro Mochizuki being the better net player, but this is where Jannik Sinner has also improved dramatically under the guise of Australia's Darren Cahill.

He has definitely improved his transition and volleying. That point to go 40-30 was impressive.

Following a fifth double fault in this game, Coco Gauff pops up with an ace for advantage.

Gauff finally gets the hold when Belinda Bencic sends long.

The American will be very frustrated with how inconsistent she's been on serve but she is a break up and in control of the opening set.

It's Jannik Sinner to restart play and the defending champion gets the better of two long rallies.

Shintaro Mochizuki fights back with a volley at the net, before Sinner drags a forehand wide.

Some expert play at the net while under pressure from Sinner sees him get to game point and he wraps it up with a forehand winner after a big first serve.

And then it's a 122mph serve to get back to deuce.

The longest rally of the match is wrapped up with a lovely passing shot down the line from Coco Gauff. The American went all in on that one.

Another double fault...

The inconsistency continues.

A fourth double fault of this game hands over a break point to Belinda Bencic.

Coco Gauff has been a little inconsistent on serve in the early stages - it's all-or-nothing at the moment.

A huge serve is returned wide by Belinda Bencic to hand over advantage.

They go to second deuce when Gauff's forehand falls short.

Coco Gauff is fired up. A 122mph serve isn't coming back from Belinda Bencic.

Gauff gets a bit of fortune when her backhand clips the net cord and Bencic is unable to get behind the change in trajectory.

Ah.

A second double fault of the game takes it to deuce.

Harry Poole
BBC Sport at Wimbledon

It moves pretty fast once it gets going, that Centre Court roof.

Within just a few minutes, the roof closes to huge cheers.

The bright spotlights come on, the players return, and we’ll soon be ready to resume.

With the Centre Court roof closed, Jannik Sinner and Shintaro Mochizuki are back on court and warming up before play gets back under way.