In a blustery wind, Djokovic mangled his racquet after losing the first set to Juan Monaco of Argentina but recovered from a break down in the second set to clinch a 4-6 6-2 6-3 win.
From 1-2 in the second set it was as if somebody had flicked a switch as a dominant Djokovic won 20 of the next 24 points to level the match.
Monaco, ranked 15th, could not sustain his level and Djokovic eased away to set up a meeting with Argentina's Juan Martin Del Potro or Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France.
"I hope the children watching don't do that," a smiling Djokovic told a news conference, referring to his racket-smashing. "But I show my emotions out there. That's who I am.
"I struggled with the wind today and I was a bit defensive and passive in the first set but once I was more direct I started to play much better."
Sixth seed David Ferrer and number seven Tomas Berdych both advanced to the last eight with straight-set wins.
Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray were all due to play their third-round matches later on Thursday.
In the women's event, Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was the first to book her place in the quarter-finals after a 6-2 5-7 6-2 victory over Sorana Cirstea.
Serena and Venus Williams were both due on court later on Thursday while defending champion Maria Sharapova was scheduled to play An a Ivanovic in the night match.
World number one Victoria Azarenka pulled out injured on Wednesday.
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