"He's been a great doubles player and very good at singles for a long time," Murray told the BBC. "He's got a lot of experience. It's going to be tough but I have always enjoyed playing guys that come forward."
However Murray knows how tricky Llodra's unorthodox game can be, even on the slower surfaces. He won pretty comfortably the first time they played (in Metz back in 2007) but their second round clash at the US Open a year later was something of an epic. Murray had his back firmly against the wall for a set and a half but eventually pulled through 6-4, 1-6, 7-5, 7-6(7), going on to reach the final.
"He makes it difficult because of the way he plays," Murray explained. "You don't see guys playing like him much nowadays and it normally takes a little while to adjust."
Llodra is full of confidence after taking out 32nd seed Alex Bogomolov and he believes he can pull off the upset.
"Everyone thinks he [Murray] is going to destroy me but we will see on the court. Nothing has changed for me; I'm going to play my game. It's always fun to play a top-four guy in the world. It will be on a big court and I have to enjoy it. It's tough to play against him. He plays slow then fast and can do whatever he wants."
