When it comes to Grand Slam titles, Swiss star Federer has 17, with five in a row at the US Open from 2004-2008, while Nadal owns 12 Slam crowns, including eight at the French Open and a 2010 US Open win to finish a career Grand Slam.
When it comes to their head-to-head rivalry, Nadal has won 21 times to only 10 for 32-year-old Federer and the 27-year-old Spaniard owns a 7-6 edge on hardcourts thanks to a quarter-final victory last month at Cincinnati.
"Obviously Rafa matches up pretty well against Roger and has the belief in beating him," said Australia's Lleyton Hewitt. "If they play here, it will be a great match. I don't know if that's going to say who's the greatest, though."
The matchup would be the first on the sport's largest stage, 22,500-seat Arthur Ashe Stadium and the earliest they will have ever met in any Slam -- if it happens.
Federer, in his lowest Grand Slam seeding since 2002 at seventh, has a fourth-round match against Spanish 19th seed Tommy Robredo, who has lost all 10 matches he has played against him.
A victory would send Federer into a last-eight matchup with Nadal or 22nd seed Philipp Kohlschreiber. Nadal is 9-1 against the German, losing only last year at Halle and winning their most recent meeting at Monte Carlo in April.
Nadal is 8-2 against Federer in Grand Slam matches, 6-2 in finals, losing twice at Wimbledon before a breakthrough 2008 triumph while winning four French Open finals and a 2009 Australian Open final.
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