Federer
Federer by Doris Henkel is one of 2026's most credible books, appearing on 1 of the year's most respected lists, including Bill Gates (Gates Notes), for a Consensus Score of 9 out of 100.
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Our take
AI-draftedHenkel's decades covering Federer for German-language papers give this Assouline volume something most tennis coffee-table books lack: a narrator who actually watched all thirty-one Grand Slam finals rather than compiling highlight reels after the fact. The result reads less like hagiography and more like a beat reporter's long goodbye, even inside a format built for the display shelf. The book's obvious tension, produced in close collaboration with Federer and his wife, means it will never interrogate its subject, and it doesn't pretend to; this is authorized memory-keeping, not criticism.
How the Consensus Score is calculated
Our Consensus Score is our own transparent editorial metric — not a user rating. It weighs each list by the credibility of its source, how recent the listing is, and any award status. Here is the full breakdown.
| Source | Authority | Recency | Award | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Gates (Gates Notes) | 0.60 | 0.70 | 1.00× | 0.42 |
| Weighted sum → Score | 0.42 → 9 | |||
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Frequently asked
What lists is Federer on?
Federer appears on 1 list in our 2026 corpus, including Bill Gates (Gates Notes).
What is its Consensus Score?
Federer has a Consensus Score of 9 out of 100, our transparent editorial measure of how many credible lists agree on it.