Why Time Machine can't make first copy if lid is closed?
When you perform an initial Time Machine backup, it is making a backup of everything which may (read that as more than likely) take a long time.  Subsequent backups are only files that have changed and these are, most often, very small changes.

Your first backup
The first time you back up your Mac with Time Machine, it might take a
long time to complete. This is because Time Machine copies most or
all of the data on your Mac to your first backup. You can keep using
your Mac while Time Machine works in the background to back up your
data.
After the first backup is complete, Time Machine works in the
background to back up only files that have changed since your last
backup. This means your next backup is usually faster.

When your Mac is sleeping with Power Nap enabled, Time Machine backups are attempted at 1 hour intervals.

Time Machine backups are attempted hourly until a successful backup
has been completed.

This interval based backup is designed to backup the minor changes.  The first backup is much, much larger and requires more resources. This also tells you why after 10 minutes it &quot;failed&quot; - it's an hourly process.  Remember, you're putting it to sleep, meaning it's not going to run at full speed until it finishes something; it's going to going to attempt things at regular intervals until it either done or it wakes up.
If Apple is advising you that you don't put your Mac to sleep during your first backup, you should heed their advice.