With Granollers, the Volume Is Out of Control As has happened every year since 1994, two Spanish men played at Roland Garros on Monday. Though it was not the highest stakes match in this streak by any stretch, the fourth-round match between David Ferrer and Marcel Granollers had a soundtrack unlike anything heard in years past. Marcel Granollers, the 20th-seeded Spaniard into the second week of a Grand Slam for the first time, occasionally produced a noise upon contact unlike anything that should be made by a human, much less a tennis player. The deafening honk changed slightly as the match continued. At best it sounded like a disgruntled flamingo; at worst an amorous hippopotamus. As his throat weakened with overuse, Granollers" noise became more strained, then resembling something like a burping dragon or perhaps a German shepherd with bronchitis. While the noise made by female players such as Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka has drawn the ire of the British tabloids, players and fans, the noise made by Granollers was arguably more objectionable. The women hit a higher pitch, but Granollers" bleating was louder, longer, and more erratic. The noise often lasted until his shot had landed on the other side of the net, and it was never predictable whether he would provide the noise on his next shot or no noise at all. Granollers was even erratic with his noise when hitting his serve, a shot unaffected by any circumstances outside his own creation. Ferrer seemed unfazed, winning the match 6-3, 6-2, 6-0. Perhaps he had brought ear plugs.