Andy Murray is confident of bursting Australia’s bubble for the second time when he plays teenage sensation Nick Kyrgios in their hotly anticipated Australian Open quarter-final on Tuesday night.

Murray has shown ruthless form en route to the last eight in a run that also ended the tournament of Australia’s Marinko Matosevic in the second round.

Kyrgios and Murray have met once before, in Toronto last year, with the Scot inflicting the 19-year-old’s worst professional loss in a 6-2 6-2 victory.

While Kyrgios’ game has come along since then, the world No.6 believes he has the Canberran’s measure.

“There were some things that I did in that match which I believe will work,” he said.

“I’ve learnt stuff from playing against him there and at the (International Tennis Premier League) and watching him a bit.

“Stuff that I feel I can use and exploit in his game.”

Kyrgios is the odd man out in the quarter-finals.

Each of the eight top-ranked men found a way through the draw to the quarters, with the exception of world No.2 Roger Federer in Kyrgios’ section.

The Australian hopeful now confronts the world’s best despite an extraordinary gap in experience to his title rivals.

Aged at least five years younger than the seven other contenders, Kyrgios is 3003 match wins and 174 titles behind the field.

But Murray said Kyrgios would have some advantages compared to their match last August.

“It was a fairly empty stadium when we played in Toronto, I think Nick enjoys playing in front of a crowd,” he said.

“We played during the day… the night match, that changes the conditions again.”

Kyrgios’ bid to make the last four is by no means the only blockbuster of the day.

Eugenie Bouchard’s duel with world No.2 Maria Sharapova will captivate Rod Laver Arena after third seed Simona Halep battles Russian Ekaterina Makarova.

The other men’s quarter-final is 2009 Open champions Rafael Nadal against world No.7 Tomas Berdych.