Emma Raducanu says she sent Andy Murray a long conciliatory message in the aftermath of her withdrawal from their scheduled mixed doubles match at Wimbledon last year to ensure that there was no bad blood between them and she believes that they are on good terms now.

“Afterwards I sent him a long message, basically: ‘If I caused any trouble I guess at Wimbledon, that’s definitely the last thing I want,’” Raducanu said after her second round victory over Amanda Anisimova at the Australian Open. “He’s someone that I’ve grown up looking up to and I don’t want any bad blood or harsh feelings with him.

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“I sent him a long message and he took it really well and responded saying he was disappointed but he understood. We’re fine now. We walk past each other and say ‘hello’, ‘well done’. It’s obviously really cool seeing him with Novak [Djokovic] here as well. Two great champions and they’re just together, it’s pretty awesome.”

Hours before their scheduled mixed doubles match at Wimbledon last year, Raducanu withdrew to focus on her singles campaign after waking up feeling stiffness in her right wrist ahead of her scheduled fourth round match against Lulu Sun, which she eventually lost 6-2, 5-7, 6-2.

Raducanu’s withdrawal effectively ended Murray’s grand slam career and it became a significant discussion point during the tournament. The situation gained further attention when Judy Murray, Andy’s mother, responded to the subject on social media by calling it “astonishing”.

Judy Murray later said her response was sarcasm and blamed the tournament’s scheduling for Raducanu’s retirement. In the aftermath of her withdrawal, Raducanu said she was determined to take the initiative and ensure that there was no negative energy between them.

“I really wanted to [smooth things over],” said Raducanu. “Whether or not I can go back and turn back time and do things differently, that’s in the past. All I can do is kind of evaluate that and learn going forwards. And I wanted to take the initiative, because growing up, he was one of my idols, and he still is, with everything he’s achieved in the game, coming from the UK and the same system and everything.

“He’s someone I respect a lot, and I just didn’t want any negative tension in the air, more than anything, because I’m going to see him around. I just didn’t want that. It didn’t feel right, so I texted him and he replied, and it was like a really nice message. So I’m glad I did that and I just hope he doesn’t hate me too much.”

On Thursday, Raducanu reached the third round of the Australian Open for the first time in her career with a gritty 6-3, 7-5 win over Anisimova. She will next face Iga Swiatek, the second seed. Raducanu said that Murray had congratulated her after her win when they crossed paths in the player areas at Melbourne Park: “I saw Andy today, and he said, ‘Well done’ and congratulated me. That was really nice,” Raducanu said. “It’s good to have that pat on the back from him.”