Andy Murray is ready to disappoint the French crowd at Roland Garros once again as he prepares to face Richard Gasquet in the tournament's quarter-finals.

Gasquet is the home hope after defeating Kei Nishikori on Sunday and will come up against the world number two for a place in the semi-finals.

However, Murray has won all four of his previous slam matches against Gasquet, twice from two sets down, while he has won his last 25 matches against Frenchmen in the majors dating back to a 2008 loss to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in Australia.

His only defeat by a Frenchman at Roland Garros, meanwhile, came a decade ago against Gael Monfils when he was still a teenager.

Murray said: "I'm pumped to be in the quarters of a slam. Obviously the atmosphere will be tough but I don't mind that.

"I've played a number of times against French players here in difficult atmospheres and I managed okay. So I'm sure I'll be fine."

Playing the role of pantomime villain appeals to Murray's contrary nature and he walked onto court for the 2012 clash with Gasquet to a chorus of boos and with a big grin on his face.

The 29-year-old needs to be fired up to play his best tennis and that was fully in evidence in his fourth-round win over John Isner, when he berated himself constantly but played a fine match to win in straight sets.

Murray said: "I feel fine now. Between now and the end of the tournament, it's completely different matches (to Karlovic and Isner). A lot more rhythm, longer points, more physical matches.

"So I'll need to change the way I'm playing a little bit and make some adjustments for those matches."

Speaking about what he expects from Gasquet in the quarter-finals Murray said: "He's a huge fighter. He runs all over the place. You never get a free point. He has a very powerful mind.

"When the point is important, he serves fast, he sends it back, physically he's perfect. He's a big competitor. And he always hangs in there and wins these matches.

"He had a surprisingly difficult start to this tournament. But he played very well in Rome and Madrid. He's the number two player, and for good reason. Because he's a great player.

"We have played together very often. He's always defeated me in the grand slams, but I'd like to change the tide."