The big-serving Croatian beat ninth seed Richard Krajicek in a marathon match, eventually taking the final set 15-13.
Twice behind in the marathon match, White fought back to forge a 5-1 lead in the fifth game decider.
American 16th seed John Isner survived another marathon match as he defeated 2006 semifinalist David Nalbandian 4-6 6-3 2-6 7-6 (7-5) 10-8.
After his Australian Open win in a marathon match with Rafael Nadal, the Spaniard gained revenge at the French Open, beating the Serbian in the final.
Cilic, 21, toppled Roddick 7-6 (7-4), 6-3, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, after the American battled with a shoulder injury for a large part of the grueling five-set, four-hour marathon match.
Nadal quickly dismissed fears his comprehensive defeat was because of an injury sustained in his marathon match against Moya on Saturday, the longest three-set match on the ATP Tour in 15 years.
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Chanda Rubin wasted three match points before beating Barbara Schwartz 6-1 5-7 6-4 in a marathon 142-minute match to give the USA an early lead.
Cilic will face Andy Roddick after coming through a marathon fourth-round match after four hours and 38 minutes.
Sharapova committed 66 unforced errors to lose 7-6 3-6 6-4 in a match that lasted a marathon three hours and 21 minutes.
And Muttiah Muralitharan, playing in his 100th Test match, took three wickets in a marathon 31 overs.
After the opening two sets were shared, Paris Masters winner Djokovic gained an early break in the decider, but came under pressure on his own service as he saved break back points in a marathon sixth game, but then finally succumbed as he served for the match at 5-4, Davydenko finally leveling on his fifth break point.
The eventual winner will play Thiemo De Bakker of the Netherlands in the next round, who was involved in another marathon battle with Santiago Giraldo, before coming through 16-14 in the final set - although that match lasted a mere four hours and six minutes.
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