Bouchard and Stosur enjoy the beautiful Swiss Alps in Gstaad

There hasn’t been a shortage of sights and Swiss flavors this week for WTA players in Gstaad, with many of the top stars taking advantage of the nearby Alps and the region's best food.

Former US Open champion Samantha Stosur climbed one of the mountains before beginning her Gstaad campaign. The Australian reached the quarterfinals with wins over former French Open winner Francesca Schiavone and local veteran Patty Schnyder.

"We don't really have mountains like this in Australia," Stosur said.

Local favorite Timea Bacsinszky flavored one of her native country’s many specialties, cheese, while visiting a grotto during her time in Gstaad.

"It's a big love story. I'm very good at cheese, eating cheese, knowing cheese and discovering cheese," Bacsinszky said. "I'm a proud Swiss as well. It comes with it."

Coming back from a lengthy injury layoff, Bacsinszky showed signs of her former Top 10 form but fell to Eugenie Bouchard in a tight, three-set affair.

Speaking of Bouchard, the former Wimbledon finalist’s trek up the Swiss Alps must have been good luck. After defeating Bacsinszky, she squeezed past another Swiss, Viktorija Golubic, in two tiebreak sets.

"The lighting for pictures and videos is great," Bouchard said while high atop the mountains.

Bouchard then made her way into the semifinals with a 7-5, 6-0 win over qualifier Veronika Kudermetova on Friday. It's her first semifinal showing since January of 2017.

And lastly, France's Alize Cornet has been enjoying the charm of the Swiss countryside, taking a horse-drawn carriage through Gstaad.

Cornet, surely still riding a high from France’s World Cup win, is the top seed and beat Stosur on Friday to reach the semifinals.